St Thomas More Catholic School, WillenhallMoseley Park

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall and Moseley Park are secondary schools.

  • St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Moseley Park scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Moseley Park is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall was judged Good and Moseley Park was judged strong.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.4 for St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall and 44.8 for Moseley Park.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall (43.6 in 2021-22, 41.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Moseley Park (53.2 in 2021-22, 44.8 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall versus Moseley Park compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WillenhallSt Thomas More Catholic School, WillenhallBilstonMoseley ParkEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100C63/100Stronger figure
Local ranking14th of 19 in Walsall 7th of 20 in Wolverhampton
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,461 1,075
Capacity1,500 1,170
LocationWillenhall, WV14 7BL Bilston, WV14 6LU
GCSE results
Attainment 841.4 44.8 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths31.6% 37.8% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths49.4% 57.3% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc8.9% Stronger figure5.9% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.24 Stronger figure3.18 4.09
Cohort237 185
A-level results
A-level entries93 44
A-level average points28.4 Stronger figure26.9 35.0
A-level average gradeC C-
Best 3 A-levels points31.3 Stronger figure28.3 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects5.9% 7.1% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,461 1,075
Free school meals (ever 6)43.7% 51.1%
English as an additional language35.6% 27.3%
SEN support11.6% 22.9%
SEN with an EHC plan3.3% 2.3%
Attendance
Overall absence9.7% 8.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence28.1% 22.5% 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.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

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.

St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall

Moseley Park

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