OFSTED
28 April 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
3 March 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
5 May 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Walsall
Trust
THE LORINERS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
409
409 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
190
46.5% of pupils
Male pupils
219
53.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.9 pts
below England
School
13.9%
Walsall
36.6%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
47.9 pts
above England
School
68.2%
Walsall
24.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Walsall
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Indian
44.5%
182
Pakistani
29.6%
121
White British
7.6%
31
Bangladeshi
3.9%
16
Any other Asian background
3.7%
15
White and Asian
2.9%
12
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
15.2%
62 of
409 pupils
5.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
68.0%
7.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
89.0%
Reading
15.2 pts above England
School
89.0%
Walsall
72.1%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Writing
2.7 pts above England
School
73.0%
Walsall
67.8%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
82.0%
Maths
10.0 pts above England
School
82.0%
Walsall
70.0%
West Midlands
71.4%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.39%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.82 pts
lower than
England
School
4.39%
Walsall
6.88%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
6.30%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.52 pts
lower than
England
School
6.30%
Walsall
19.49%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.73%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.08 pts
lower than
England
School
0.73%
Walsall
1.95%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.2%
12.1 pts
above England
Park Hall Junior Academy
100.2%
Walsall
97.4%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.