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Bentley West Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Monmouth Road, Bentley, Walsall WS2 0EQ · bentley-west.org.uk · 01922 720792
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 38%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Walsall 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 436
- 88% of 494 places
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 43.3%
- First language not English
- 17.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Leigh Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 49 families put the school first and 49 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 49 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 69 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 45 | 45 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 52 | 52 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 38% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Walsall it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼38% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼98 | 105 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104174)
Ofsted
Bentley West Primary School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 29 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 29 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104174)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104174), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104174)
Sept 2018Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104174)
Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104174)
Oct 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104174)