St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Walsall
Darlaston Lane, Willenhall, WV14 7BL
60
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 11/10/2022
Application demand
76%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.3%
28.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,464
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,500 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
76%
1st preference success rate
203 of 266 families who put it first got an offer
227
Places offered
629
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 266 | 203 | ● 76% |
| 2nd preference | 190 | 16 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 111 | 7 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 62 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Total | 629 | 227 | 36% |
1st preference success by year
Walsall lets families list 5 preferences. 205 applications came from outside the council area (74 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Siobhan Bowen
- Address
- Darlaston Lane, Willenhall, WV14 7BL
- Phone
- 01902368798
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Ward / constituency
- Bilston South · Wolverhampton South East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 104259
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 41% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 36% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,464 pupils · 1,500 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
11 October 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 19
06 November 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,270 pupils
Attendance
90.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.44 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 52% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.62 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 26.39 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 31.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 49.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 8.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.24 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 237 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 28.4 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 5.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 93 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 233 | 11% | 36% | 55% | |
| Combined Science | 233 | 7% | 25% | 43% | |
| English Language | 233 | 15% | 41% | 60% | |
| English Literature | 233 | 15% | 47% | 65% | |
| Religious Studies | 231 | 13% | 40% | 54% | |
| Business | 121 | 18% | 40% | 63% | |
| Geography | 86 | 10% | 23% | 40% | |
| History | 73 | 23% | 44% | 58% | |
| Computer Science | 61 | 5% | 30% | 56% | |
| Art and Design | 60 | 8% | 50% | 72% | |
| French | 26 | 27% | 54% | 69% | |
| Polish | 16 | 94% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 28 | 7% | 18% | 32% | |
| Psychology | 20 | 0% | 10% | 40% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 20 | 0% | 10% | 35% | |
| Photography | 12 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| English Literature | 12 | 0% | 25% | 42% | |
| Mathematics | 11 | 0% | 36% | 45% | |
| Business Studies | 11 | 9% | 18% | 36% | |
| Chemistry | 10 | 0% | 10% | 20% | |
| Biology | 9 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Accounting and Finance | 9 | 11% | 11% | 22% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 9 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 13% | 13% | 25% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #147 of 1,030 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 15024: St Thomas More R C Comp School, Willenhall
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 54% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 58% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Walsall council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.