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Bentley West Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Walsall · WS2 0EQ

Ages 3–11 · 436 pupils · Walsall

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2022-11-29

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill88%

436 pupils · 494 places

Pupils on roll
436
Boys / girls
234 / 202
School capacity
494
Capacity fill
436 / 494 (88%)
Free school meals
43.3%
FSM pupils
175
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: LEIGH TRUST
Academy trust
LEIGH TRUST
Sponsor
Leigh Trust
Headteacher
Miss Rebecca Stanley

Location

Address
Monmouth Road, Bentley
Postcode
WS2 0EQ
Town
Walsall
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Walsall
District
Walsall
Constituency
Wolverhampton South East
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
HI - Hearing Impairment
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
7 on roll / 7 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 3–11, in Walsall, Walsall, 436 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 43.3%. SEN provision includes: HI - Hearing Impairment.

Open schools in Walsall
107
Primary schools in Walsall
69
Academies among open schools in Walsall
52% (56)
Open schools in WS2
22
Primary in WS2
11
Open schools in Walsall LA
134
Primary in Walsall LA
85

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Community school · Primary

    Walsall · WS2 0JN · Walsall

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence8.6%
    • FSM47.2%
    • Demand0.96

    0.4 miles away

  • County Bridge Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Walsall · WS2 0DH · Walsall

    Ages 2–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM46.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Lodge Farm Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Willenhall · WV12 4BU · Walsall

    Ages 2–11

    • KS242%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM42.1%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Short Heath Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Willenhall · WV12 4DS · Walsall

    Ages 7–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence8.7%
    • FSM51.1%

    0.6 miles away

  • Barcroft Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Willenhall · WV13 1NA · Walsall

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM47.1%

    0.7 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Walsall · WS2 9UP · Walsall

    Ages 7–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM55.6%

    0.9 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Walsall · WS2 9UP · Walsall

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM41.6%
    • Demand1.01

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Rebecca Stanley
Telephone
01922720792

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