St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School
General Information
- Address: Weston Crescent, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0HA – View on map
- Phone: 01922743411
- Website: Visit school website
- Headteacher: Mrs Natalie Hill
- Age range: 3-11 years
- Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 41 families put it first for 29 places – 14 for every 10 places. 71% of them were offered a place. 1 of the 29 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 8 · 2025 10 · 2026 14
- Sixth form: No
- Intake: Mixed
- Religious character: Roman Catholic
- Nursery provision: Yes
Who goes here
- Pupils eligible for free school meals: 24
- % eligible for free school meals: 10.1%
- Pupil mix: 5 in 10 (less mixed than the Walsall average)
- English as an additional language: 8% (England 22%)
Staff
Teachers leaving each year
- Teacher turnover: 7.6% a year (Walsall 14.6%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
- Where they went: about 58% moved to another school, 42% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
- Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)
Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.
Behaviour
Awaiting Data
Across Walsall: suspensions by reason
- Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 5 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
- Suspensions for bullying: 4 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
- Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)
These are figures for all state primary schools in Walsall, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.
Attendance
- Overall absence: 3.9%
- Persistently absent pupils: 7.1%
- Data year: 2024/25
SEN
No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision
- Pupils on SEN Support: 5.4%
- Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.3%
- Data year: 2025/26
Most common needs - SEN Support
- Other difficulty or disability: 5 pupils
- Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
- Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
- Hearing impairment: 1 pupil
Most common needs - EHC Plan
- Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
These figures show the makeup of the school.
Educational Attainment
Good 2024 report
Year 6 SATs results
- Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 83% (England 62%)
- Reached the higher standard: 7% (England 8%)
- Compared with the area: 22 percentage points above the Walsall average (62%)
- Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 81% against an expected 65%)
- 3-year average (expected standard): 81%
- Expected standard by subject: Reading 93% · Writing 90% · Maths 97% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 90%
- Average test scores: reading 108, maths 107
- Based on: 29 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25
View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.
SATs results over time
Year 6 SATs: joint 3rd of 61 junior and primary schools in the area
- #2St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School88%
- =3Reedswood E-ACT Academy83%
- =3St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School83%
- =5Blackwood School79%
- =5New Invention Learning Academy79%
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39th of 50 primary schools in Walsall for Ofsted rating
- #37St James AcademyGood
- #38St John's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
- #39St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary SchoolGood
- #40St Michael's Church of England C Primary SchoolGood
- #41St Peter's Catholic Primary School, BloxwichGood
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Financials
Spending per pupil: £6,352 (2024-25)
48th of 56 primary schools in Walsall for spending per pupil
- #46Reedswood E-ACT Academy£6,438
- #47St Francis Catholic Primary School£6,406
- #48St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School£6,352
- #49Rivers Primary Academy£6,344
- #50St Michael's Church of England C Primary School£6,134
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