Whetstone Field Primary SchoolSt Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Whetstone Field Primary School and St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Walsall.

  • Whetstone Field Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Whetstone Field Primary School was judged Good and St Mary of the Angels 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 59.0% for Whetstone Field Primary School and 83.0% for St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Whetstone Field Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School (78.0% in 2022-23, 83.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Whetstone Field Primary School versus St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WalsallWhetstone Field Primary SchoolWalsallSt Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100C69/100Stronger figure
Local ranking27th of 66 in Walsall 11th of 66 in Walsall Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll224 234
Capacity236 236
LocationWalsall, WS9 0HJ Walsall, WS9 0HA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard59.0% 83.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census224 234
Free school meals (ever 6)13.0% 14.8%
English as an additional language1.8% 9.8%
SEN support4.5% 3.0%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 2.1%
Attendance
Overall absence3.8% Stronger figure3.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence4.4% Stronger figure7.1% 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.

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.

Whetstone Field Primary School

St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School

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