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Watling Street Primary School

Community school · Walsall · WS8 7LW

Ages 3–11 · 235 pupils · Walsall

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

5.9%

Admissions demand

1.17 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-11-15

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
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)

Expected standard (RWM)67%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.2%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
183

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

1.17 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

34

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

29

Total preferences (any rank)
61
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
Applications from outside LA
5
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 fill112%

235 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
235
Boys / girls
120 / 115
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
235 / 210 (112%)
Free school meals
25%
FSM pupils
55
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Donna Probert

Location

Address
Watling Street, Brownhills
Postcode
WS8 7LW
Town
Walsall
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Walsall
District
Walsall
Constituency
Aldridge-Brownhills
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 3–11, in Walsall, Walsall, 235 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 25%.

Open schools in Walsall
107
Primary schools in Walsall
69
Academies among open schools in Walsall
52% (56)
Open schools in WS8
9
Primary in WS8
7
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.

Compare with theseAll in WalsallNear WS8

  • Brownhills West Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Walsall · WS8 7LA · Walsall

    Ages 2–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence8.4%
    • FSM59.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • St James Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Walsall · WS8 6AE · Walsall

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM48.8%

    0.7 miles away

  • Millfield Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Walsall · WS8 6BN · Walsall

    Ages 3–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM47.8%
    • Demand0.92

    1.1 miles away

  • Ridgeway Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Burntwood · WS7 4TU · Staffordshire

    Ages 0–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM12.2%
    • Demand0.97

    1.2 miles away

  • Springhill Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Burntwood · WS7 4UN · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence7.9%
    • FSM46.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Donna Probert
Telephone
01543452320
Website
www.watling-st.walsall.sch.uk/

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