OFSTED
20 June 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Walsall
Trust
THE FORGE BROOK TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
675
601 full-time ·
74 part-time
Female pupils
348
51.6% of pupils
Male pupils
327
48.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.4 pts
above England
School
37.2%
Walsall
36.6%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
41.9 pts
above England
School
62.2%
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.
Pakistani
31.4%
212
Bangladeshi
15.7%
106
Indian
13.0%
88
African
9.8%
66
Any other ethnic group
7.1%
48
Any other White background
5.2%
35
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
25.0%
169 of
675 pupils
4.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.8 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.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
95.3%
7.2 pts
above England
Hillary Primary School
95.3%
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.