St Thomas More Catholic School, WillenhallOrmiston SWB Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall and Ormiston SWB Academy are secondary schools.
St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Ormiston SWB Academy scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Ormiston SWB Academy is ahead on our composite score.
St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall was judged Good and Ormiston SWB Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.4 for St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall and 42.0 for Ormiston SWB Academy.
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 Ormiston SWB Academy (44.2 in 2021-22, 42.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WillenhallSt Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall | BilstonOrmiston SWB Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D50/100 | D52/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 14th of 19 in Walsall | 16th of 20 in Wolverhampton | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,461 | 1,177 | |
| Capacity | 1,500 | 1,270 | |
| Location | Willenhall, WV14 7BL | Bilston, WV14 0LN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.4 | 42.0 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 31.6% | 38.3% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 49.4% | 60.6% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 8.9% | 24.4% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.24 | 3.57 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 237 | 193 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 93 | 50 | |
| A-level average points | 28.4 Stronger figure | 27.6 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 31.3 Stronger figure | 30.5 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 5.9% | 10.0% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,461 | 1,177 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 43.7% | 53.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 35.6% | 11.9% | |
| SEN support | 11.6% | 15.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.3% | 2.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.7% | 8.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 28.1% | 25.1% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
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
Ormiston SWB Academy
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