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Landywood Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
Holly Lane, Landywood, Great Wyrley, Walsall WS6 6AQ · landywoodprimary.co.uk · 01922 270077
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 62%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Staffordshire 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.42 mi
- 2.28 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Staffordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 408
- 15 over 393 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9.3%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.42 mi (2.28 km) from the school. Source: Staffordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 64 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 91% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 61 | 67 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 60 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 55 | 53 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 70 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.42 mi2.28 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Staffordshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●62% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Landywood Primary School on 6 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 6 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (169 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 169
- 46% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (9%) with SEND