Community school · Walsall

Watling Street Primary School

3–11Ages
235Pupils
PrimaryPhase
104202URN

Watling Street, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 7LW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Walsall median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Walsall

39 applications for 25 places · 37th of 71 in Walsall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 15 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Walsall median (1.6) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

39 applications · 25 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 1.6; Walsall median median 1.6
2025 1.7; Walsall median median 1.6
2024 2.1; Walsall median median 1.7
2023 2.2; Walsall median median 1.8
2022 2.2; Walsall median median 1.6
2021 1.8; Walsall median median 1.6
2020 2.0; Walsall median median 1.7
2019 2.1; Walsall median median 1.7
2018 2.3; Walsall median median 1.8
2017 2.4; Walsall median median 1.8
2016 2.1; Walsall median median 1.6
2015 1.6; Walsall median median 1.6
2014 2.6; Walsall median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Walsall median in 12 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	25	39	1.6	24	0.96
Sep 2025	30	52	1.7	29	0.97
Sep 2024	29	61	2.1	34	1.17
Sep 2023	30	67	2.2	41	1.37
Sep 2022	30	67	2.2	41	1.37
Sep 2021	30	54	1.8	30	1.00
Sep 2020	30	60	2.0	39	1.30
Sep 2019	30	64	2.1	34	1.13
Sep 2018	30	69	2.3	43	1.43
Sep 2017	30	73	2.4	37	1.23
Sep 2016	29	60	2.1	37	1.28
Sep 2015	30	49	1.6	32	1.07
Sep 2014	30	79	2.6	37	1.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 63% · Maths 70% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%40th of 60 in Walsall

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Walsall 77% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Walsall 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Walsall 73% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Walsall 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Walsall 76% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Walsall 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Walsall median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	3%	104	101
2023/24	67%	3%	104	104
2022/23	67%	7%	106	104

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

Watling Street Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Walsall

Good2024

1.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Brownhills West Primary School
1.1 km · Walsall

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St James Academy
1.1 km · Walsall

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place
Millfield Primary School
1.8 km · Walsall

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
1.9 km · Walsall

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Ridgeway Primary Academy
2.0 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School
2.1 km · Staffordshire

Good2022

1.9applications per place
Springhill Primary Academy
2.7 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104202 · 335/2219
Capacity: 210 pupils · 235 on roll
Free school meals: 25.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Watling Street, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 7LW
Local authority: Walsall

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