Academy converter · Walsall

Woods Bank Academy

3–11Ages
303Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139305URN

Rough Hay Road, Darlaston, Wednesbury, WS10 8NQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

close to Walsall median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Walsall

43 applications for 30 places · 56th of 71 in Walsall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%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 · 9 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

1.4applications per place, Reception

close to Walsall median (1.6) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

43 applications · 30 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 1.4; Walsall median median 1.6
2025 1.2; Walsall median median 1.6
2024 1.2; Walsall median median 1.7
2023 1.1; Walsall median median 1.8
2022 1.2; Walsall median median 1.6
2021 1.1; Walsall median median 1.6
2020 1.6; Walsall median median 1.7
2019 1.3; Walsall median median 1.7
2018 1.2; Walsall median median 1.8
2017 1.3; Walsall median median 1.8
2016 1.3; Walsall median median 1.6
2015 1.5; Walsall median median 1.6
2014 1.7; Walsall median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Walsall median in 0 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	30	43	1.4	28	0.93
Sep 2025	36	43	1.2	29	0.81
Sep 2024	29	36	1.2	29	1.00
Sep 2023	39	42	1.1	32	0.82
Sep 2022	44	51	1.2	32	0.73
Sep 2021	39	44	1.1	36	0.92
Sep 2020	39	61	1.6	36	0.92
Sep 2019	38	51	1.3	34	0.89
Sep 2018	39	47	1.2	33	0.85
Sep 2017	50	67	1.3	39	0.78
Sep 2016	49	63	1.3	42	0.86
Sep 2015	45	69	1.5	47	1.04
Sep 2014	45	78	1.7	52	1.16

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 74% · Maths 78% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%15th of 60 in Walsall

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Walsall 77% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Walsall 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Walsall 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Walsall 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Walsall 76% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Walsall 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	72%	0%	107	105
2023/24	72%	0%	106	105
2022/23	65%	0%	104	103

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

Woods Bank AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

1.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston
0.3 km · Walsall

Outstanding2023

2.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Old Church Church of England C Primary School
0.4 km · Walsall

Good2024

1.5applications per place
Pinfold Street Primary School
0.8 km · Walsall

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Salisbury Primary School
1.2 km · Walsall

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Kings Hill Primary School
1.2 km · Walsall

2026

1.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Giles Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Walsall

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
County Bridge Primary School
1.6 km · Walsall

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Field View Primary School
1.6 km · Wolverhampton

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

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Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139305 · 335/2104
Trust: The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust
Capacity: 341 pupils · 303 on roll
Free school meals: 66.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2013
Replaced: Rough Hay Primary School (URN 104177)
Address: Rough Hay Road, Darlaston, Wednesbury, WS10 8NQ
Local authority: Walsall

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