St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Walsall, Staffordshire·WS6 6PG
Composite score
15.6
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#14,644
National rank
#1553
In West Midlands
#240
In Staffordshire
Top 99%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
24%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
99.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
19 first choices, 21 places
First choices per place
0.91
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
38
any preference, for 21 places
Applications from another council area
8%

Every child who put St Thomas More Catholic Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
197
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
7.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Walsall, Staffordshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 197 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. 24% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 45.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 99 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Thomas More Catholic Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 21 Reception places. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 8% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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