Holyhead Primary AcademySt Mary's Catholic Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wednesbury.

Summary of the comparison

Holyhead Primary Academy and St Mary's Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Wednesbury.

  • Holyhead Primary Academy scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Mary's Catholic Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Mary's Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Holyhead Primary Academy was judged the expected standard and St Mary's Catholic Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 60.0% for Holyhead Primary Academy and 52.0% for St Mary's Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Holyhead Primary Academy (55.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Mary's Catholic Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Holyhead Primary Academy versus St Mary's Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WednesburyHolyhead Primary AcademyWednesburySt Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100D54/100Stronger figure
Local ranking63rd of 91 in Sandwell 54th of 91 in Sandwell Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll253 236
Capacity244 210
LocationWednesbury, WS10 7PZ Wednesbury, WS10 9PN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard60.0% Stronger figure52.0% 62.0%
At higher standard10.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure100.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census253 236
Free school meals (ever 6)49.0% 27.3%
English as an additional language24.9% 19.9%
SEN support18.2% 18.2%
SEN with an EHC plan2.8% 2.1%
Attendance
Overall absence4.8% 4.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.5% 10.2% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Holyhead Primary Academy

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