St Thomas More Catholic Primary School in Walsall

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Walsall. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 04/07/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address:	Huthill Lane, Walsall, WS6 6PG
Website:	www.stthomasmoreprimarygreatwyrley.co.uk/
Telephone:	01922666335
School Type:	Voluntary aided school
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Staffordshire
Headteacher / Principal:	Mrs Stephanie Hewitt
Religious character:	Roman Catholic
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	124376

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 04/07/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	3 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	190
Number of Pupils:	199
Number of Boys:	111
Number of Girls:	88

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	4.6%	4%
Persistent absence:	9.8%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Well Below Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -3 to 2.1

Writing

Well Below Average: -3 Confidence interval -5.4 to -0.6

Maths

Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.7 to 1.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	73%
England Average:	65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	0%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	105
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	105
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Huthill Lane , Great Wyrley WS6 6PG	3out of 4	0 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Moat Hall Primary School John's Lane , Great Wyrley WS6 6BX	2out of 4	626 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Glenthorne Community Primary School Glenthorne Drive , Cheslyn Hay WS6 7BZ	3out of 4	1,258 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bridgtown Primary School North Street , Bridgtown WS11 0AZ	3out of 4	1,523 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cheslyn Hay Primary School Saredon Road , Cheslyn Hay WS6 7JQ	3out of 4	2,187 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Great Wyrley Academy Hall Lane , Great Wyrley WS6 6LQ	1out of 4	352 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Cheslyn Hay Academy Saredon Road , Cheslyn Hay WS6 7JQ	2out of 4	2,229 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Peak Education - Cannock Longford Road , Cannock WS11 0LD	- not rated	2,094 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chase Grammar School International Study Centre Convent Close , WS11 0UR	- not rated	2,338 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Chase Grammar School Convent Close , WS11 0UR	- not rated	2,338 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy Avon Road , WS11 1LH	1out of 4	2,427 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

St Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolHuthill Lane, Walsall