OFSTED
29 November 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Walsall
Trust
LEIGH TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
436
404 full-time ·
32 part-time
Female pupils
202
46.3% of pupils
Male pupils
234
53.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.6 pts
above England
School
40.4%
Walsall
36.6%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.6 pts
below England
School
17.7%
Walsall
24.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Walsall
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
60.3%
263
Indian
11.2%
49
White and Black Caribbean
6.2%
27
African
6.0%
26
Any other White background
3.0%
13
Unclassified
3.0%
13
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
23.6%
103 of
436 pupils
2.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.1 pts
above
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
38.0%
22.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
58.0%
Reading
15.8 pts below England
School
58.0%
Walsall
72.1%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
53.0%
Writing
17.3 pts below England
School
53.0%
Walsall
67.8%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
45.0%
Maths
27.0 pts below England
School
45.0%
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
6.78%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.57 pts
higher than
England
School
6.78%
Walsall
6.88%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
19.15%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.34 pts
higher than
England
School
19.15%
Walsall
19.49%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.41%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.40 pts
lower than
England
School
1.41%
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
88.3%
0.1 pts
above England
Bentley West Primary School
88.3%
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.