St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall, Willenhall

In 2026, pupils at St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.9 in Walsall and 47 across England.

36% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 39% in Walsall and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 41.4.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.44: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 34, against 45 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 253 families put St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall as their first choice and 557 named it as one of their preferences, for 238 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 39 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall are Grace Academy Darlaston (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41); Moseley Park (0.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 45.4); Ormiston SWB Academy (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.3); and Gospel Oak School (1.7 miles, Inadequate, Attainment 8 39.2).

St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Of the 238 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 34% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 141 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 63% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 14% into work. 7% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

37.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 35.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (38%), Asian (25%) and Black (14%).

In 2026, 116 pupils (7.9%) received SEN support and 59 (4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Willenhall Rail Station, about 970 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wrenbury Drive (before), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall issued 326 suspensions, 22.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall are Woods Bank Academy (0.5 miles); Field View Primary School (0.6 miles); Old Church Church of England C Primary School (0.6 miles); and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.