OFSTED
14 April 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
12 March 2024
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
29 April 2024
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Walsall
Trust
SHINE ACADEMIES
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
235
215 full-time ·
20 part-time
Female pupils
115
48.9% of pupils
Male pupils
120
51.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
22.4 pts
above England
School
47.2%
Walsall
36.6%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.7 pts
below England
School
10.6%
Walsall
24.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
below England
School
0.9%
Walsall
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
65.1%
153
African
10.6%
25
Pakistani
3.4%
8
Any other Mixed background
3.0%
7
White and Black Caribbean
2.6%
6
Any other Asian background
2.1%
5
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
43.8%
103 of
235 pupils
23.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
23.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.9 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
59.0%
1.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
64.0%
Reading
9.8 pts below England
School
64.0%
Walsall
72.1%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
70.0%
Writing
0.3 pts below England
School
70.0%
Walsall
67.8%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
64.0%
Maths
8.0 pts below England
School
64.0%
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
9.18%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.97 pts
higher than
England
School
9.18%
Walsall
6.88%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
32.79%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
16.98 pts
higher than
England
School
32.79%
Walsall
19.49%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.05%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.24 pts
higher than
England
School
4.05%
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
74.6%
13.6 pts
below England
Busill Jones Primary School
74.6%
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.