St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Huthill Lane, Great Wyrley, Walsall, WS6 6PG
This school is closed (it closed in August 2025).
It was replaced by St Thomas More Catholic Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Stephanie Hewitt
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 197
- URN
- 124376
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
About this school
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Walsall. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 197 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 32 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 69% | 24% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 88% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 72% | 41% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 66% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Thomas More Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 24% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 202 |
| 2024/25 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Thomas More Catholic Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 24% | 6.6% | 7.6% | 197 | — |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 208 | 0.0 miles |
| Moat Hall Primary Academy | 75% | 5.6% | 35% | 359 | 0.4 miles |
| Glenthorne Community Primary School | 66% | 4.7% | 17% | 269 | 0.7 miles |
| Bridgtown Primary School | 76% | 6.2% | 48.8% | 328 | 0.9 miles |
| Cheslyn Hay Primary Academy | 71% | 5.3% | 17.1% | 453 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.61%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 6.57%
- Persistent absence
- 20.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Moat Hall Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Glenthorne Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Bridgtown Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Cannock
-
Cheslyn Hay Primary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Walsall
Other schools in Walsall
- Abbey Primary School Primary
- All Saints National Academy Primary
- Alumwell Infant School Primary
- Alumwell Junior School Primary
- Beacon Academy Primary
- Bentley West Primary School Primary
- Birchills Church of England Community Academy Primary
- Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School Primary
- Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School Primary
- Brownhills West Primary School Primary
- Busill Jones Primary School Primary
- Butts Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Thomas More Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Walsall.
- Has St Thomas More Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Thomas More Catholic Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Thomas More Catholic Primary School?
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School had 197 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St Thomas More Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 24% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Thomas More Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Thomas More Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 August 2025.