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Lower Farm Primary School

Community school · Walsall · WS3 3QH

Ages 2–11 · 463 pupils · Walsall

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

61%

Overall absence

5.4%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-05-21

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)61%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.0%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
364

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

54

Places offered

57

1st-preference offers

54

Total preferences (any rank)
94
Preferred offers (top 3)
57
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill96%

463 pupils · 482 places

Pupils on roll
463
Boys / girls
220 / 243
School capacity
482
Capacity fill
463 / 482 (96%)
Free school meals
41.1%
FSM pupils
176
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Rawlins

Location

Address
Bakewell Close, Bloxwich
Postcode
WS3 3QH
Town
Walsall
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Walsall
District
Walsall
Constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

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

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 2–11, in Walsall, Walsall, 463 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 41.1%.

Open schools in Walsall
107
Primary schools in Walsall
69
Academies among open schools in Walsall
52% (56)
Open schools in WS3
25
Primary in WS3
19
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.

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  • St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich

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    Walsall · WS3 3LY · Walsall

    Ages 3–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM31.7%
    • Demand0.80

    0.6 miles away

  • All Saints National Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Walsall · WS3 3LP · Walsall

    Ages 5–11

    • KS224%
    • Absence11.0%
    • FSM59.6%
    • Demand0.86

    0.7 miles away

  • Rivers Primary Academy

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    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Walsall · WS3 1LY · Walsall

    Ages 3–11

    • KS282%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM51.0%
    • Demand0.95

    0.9 miles away

  • Elmore Green Primary School

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM45.2%
    • Demand1.28

    1.0 miles away

  • Jubilee Academy Mossley

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Walsall · WS3 2SQ · Walsall

    Ages 4–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM50.0%
    • Demand0.86

    1.1 miles away

  • Pelsall Village School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS246%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM43.5%
    • Demand0.90

    1.1 miles away

  • Field Road Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 7–11

    • FSM68.2%

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Rawlins
Telephone
01922710479
Website
www.lowerfarmprimaryschool.co.uk/

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