Community school · Walsall

Whetstone Field Primary School

3–11Ages
229Pupils
PrimaryPhase
104198URN

Beaufort Way, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0HJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

1.5 above Walsall median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Walsall

90 applications for 29 places · 2nd of 71 in Walsall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

Inspection history

4 October 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
25 September 2014
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.1applications per place, Reception

1.5 above Walsall median (1.6) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

90 applications · 29 places offered · 33 named it first

2026 3.1; Walsall median median 1.6
2025 2.3; Walsall median median 1.6
2024 3.2; Walsall median median 1.7
2023 2.6; Walsall median median 1.8
2022 2.9; Walsall median median 1.6
2021 3.1; Walsall median median 1.6
2020 3.1; Walsall median median 1.7
2019 3.9; Walsall median median 1.7
2018 4.0; Walsall median median 1.8
2017 3.8; Walsall median median 1.8
2016 4.0; Walsall median median 1.6
2015 3.2; Walsall median median 1.6
2014 3.6; Walsall median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Walsall median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Walsall median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	90	3.1	33	1.14
Sep 2025	22	51	2.3	20	0.91
Sep 2024	30	95	3.2	30	1.00
Sep 2023	30	77	2.6	32	1.07
Sep 2022	29	83	2.9	29	1.00
Sep 2021	30	92	3.1	34	1.13
Sep 2020	29	90	3.1	33	1.14
Sep 2019	29	114	3.9	41	1.41
Sep 2018	30	119	4.0	37	1.23
Sep 2017	30	115	3.8	31	1.03
Sep 2016	30	119	4.0	42	1.40
Sep 2015	30	96	3.2	27	0.90
Sep 2014	30	107	3.6	28	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 69% · Maths 76% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%38th of 60 in Walsall

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Walsall 77% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Walsall 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Walsall 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Walsall 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Walsall 76% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Walsall 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

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Walsall median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	59%	0%	107	105
2023/24	57%	3%	104	103
2022/23	73%	13%	107	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Whetstone Field Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Walsall

Good2024

2.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Walsall

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Leighswood School
1.9 km · Walsall

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Blackwood School
2.2 km · Walsall

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly
2.5 km · Walsall

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Radleys Primary School
2.6 km · Walsall

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Manor Primary School
3.0 km · Walsall

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Greenfield Primary School
3.4 km · Walsall

2026

1.9applications per place 34%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104198 · 335/2214
Capacity: 236 pupils · 229 on roll
Free school meals: 12.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Beaufort Way, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0HJ
Local authority: Walsall

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources