Academy sponsor led · Walsall

Birchills Church of England Community Academy

3–11Ages
442Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
139435URN

Farringdon Street, Walsall, WS2 8NF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 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

0.2 below Walsall median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Walsall

69 applications for 51 places · 62nd of 71 in Walsall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

37%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 · 16 April 2024Ofsted'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

Inspection history

16 April 2024
Graded inspection: Good
14 December 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

0.2 below Walsall median (1.6) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

69 applications · 51 places offered · 48 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.4; Walsall median median 1.6
2025 1.4; Walsall median median 1.6
2024 1.6; Walsall median median 1.7
2023 1.5; Walsall median median 1.8
2022 1.5; Walsall median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Walsall median median 1.6
2020 1.3; Walsall median median 1.7
2019 1.5; Walsall median median 1.7
2018 1.4; Walsall median median 1.8
2017 1.4; Walsall median median 1.8
2016 1.4; Walsall median median 1.6
2015 1.5; Walsall median median 1.6
2014 1.6; 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	51	69	1.4	48	0.94
Sep 2025	46	63	1.4	46	1.00
Sep 2024	35	55	1.6	35	1.00
Sep 2023	51	78	1.5	46	0.90
Sep 2022	37	54	1.5	35	0.95
Sep 2021	36	48	1.3	34	0.94
Sep 2020	53	69	1.3	49	0.92
Sep 2019	49	71	1.5	45	0.92
Sep 2018	43	61	1.4	40	0.93
Sep 2017	48	68	1.4	48	1.00
Sep 2016	48	67	1.4	46	0.96
Sep 2015	50	75	1.5	46	0.92
Sep 2014	46	72	1.6	44	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 53% · Writing 45% · Maths 42% → all three 37% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard37%56th of 60 in Walsall

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard53%

Walsall 77% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Walsall 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard45%

Walsall 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Walsall 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard42%

Walsall 76% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Walsall 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	37%	0%	102	100
2023/24	30%	0%	102	100
2022/23	37%	6%	104	102

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

Birchills Church of England Community AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

1.4applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall
0.4 km · Walsall

2026

1.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Croft Academy
0.5 km · Walsall

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Reedswood E-ACT Academy
0.8 km · Walsall

2026

1.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Butts Primary School
1.1 km · Walsall

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
North Walsall Primary Academy
1.1 km · Walsall

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Alumwell Junior School
1.1 km · Walsall

Good2023

53%met the SATs standard
Alumwell Infant School
1.1 km · Walsall

Good2024

1.5applications per place
Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School
1.4 km · Walsall

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place

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

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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139435 · 335/2015
Trust: St Chad's Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 442 on roll
Free school meals: 42.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2013
Replaced: Birchills Church of England Primary Community School (URN 104229)
Address: Farringdon Street, Walsall, WS2 8NF
Local authority: Walsall

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