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Walsall Wood School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Brownhills Road, Brownhills, Walsall WS8 7BP · walsallwoodschool.co.uk · 01543 452664
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- 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
- 231
- 21 over 210 places · 110%
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 30.2%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 93% 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 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 28 | 34 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 93% |
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 20% 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 | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ▲20% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104201)
Ofsted
Walsall Wood School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Oct 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104201)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104201), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104201)
Before September 2019
May 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104201)
Sept 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104201)