St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School

WalsallVoluntary aided school

Weston Crescent, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0HA

Headteacher: Mrs Natalie HillSchool website ↗Pupils: 234 (capacity: 236)
Ofsted Good
Inspected July 2024
Oversubscribed
97% of first-choice applicants offered a place
83%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected July 2024
97%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 10 July 2024Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
83.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
7.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 93%·Writing 90%·Maths 97%All three 83%
Reading
Expected93%
Exceeding41%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected90%
Exceeding10%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected97%
Exceeding21%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
31
How many got their first choice?
30of 31 (96.8%)
How many applied in total?
51

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
28.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
7.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
7.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
110 girls, 124 boys

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Results Over Time

→ Peaked at 83% (2018/19), currently 83%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1664.0%4.0%+2.8-0.9+2.8
2016/1767.0%13.0%+2.1+0.6+0.5
2017/1873.0%7.0%+1.5+0.3+0.6
2018/1983.0%10.0%+3.4-0.3+1.4
2022/2378.0%9.0%+2.3+1.2+0.5
2023/2483.0%7.0%---
2024/2583.0%7.0%---