Academy sponsor led · Walsall

Lodge Farm Primary School

2–11Ages
376Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142765URN

Willenhall School Sports College Campus, Furzebank Way, Willenhall, WV12 4BU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2024

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

45 applications for 32 places · 57th of 71 in Walsall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

39%met the expected standard

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2024

Inspection history

28 February 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
16 October 2018
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

1.4applications per place, Reception

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

45 applications · 32 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 1.4; Walsall median median 1.6
2025 1.3; Walsall median median 1.6
2024 1.7; Walsall median median 1.7
2023 1.5; Walsall median median 1.8
2022 1.6; Walsall median median 1.6
2021 1.6; Walsall median median 1.6
2020 2.0; Walsall median median 1.7
2019 1.1; Walsall median median 1.7
2018 1.4; Walsall median median 1.8
2017 1.4; Walsall median median 1.8
2016 1.7; Walsall median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Walsall median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Walsall median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Walsall median

Dashed bars: as Lodge Farm Primary (URN 104215), the previous school.

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	32	45	1.4	32	1.00
Sep 2025	46	58	1.3	42	0.91
Sep 2024	23	40	1.7	23	1.00
Sep 2023	37	57	1.5	36	0.97
Sep 2022	36	56	1.6	36	1.00
Sep 2021	28	45	1.6	26	0.93
Sep 2020	18	36	2.0	18	1.00
Sep 2019	27	30	1.1	21	0.78
Sep 2018	25	35	1.4	24	0.96
Sep 2017	36	49	1.4	30	0.83
Sep 2016 *	27	45	1.7	24	0.89
Sep 2015 *	27	45	1.7	23	0.85
Sep 2014 *	37	66	1.8	32	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 54% · Writing 64% · Maths 68% → all three 39% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard39%54th of 60 in Walsall

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard54%

Walsall 77% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Walsall 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Walsall 73% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Walsall 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Walsall 76% England 77%

Higher standard12%

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	39%	7%	101	101
2023/24	42%	5%	103	102
2022/23	48%	3%	103	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

Lodge Farm Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Rosedale Church of England C Infant School
0.7 km · Walsall

Good2023

1.2applications per place
Bentley West Primary School
0.8 km · Walsall

Requires improvement2022

1.5applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Short Heath Junior School
0.8 km · Walsall

Remains Good2022

33%met the SATs standard
King Charles Primary School
1.0 km · Walsall

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Woodlands Academy of Learning
1.2 km · Walsall

Good2023

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
County Bridge Primary School
1.5 km · Walsall

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Barcroft Academy
1.6 km · Walsall

Good2022

1.5applications per place
Alumwell Junior School
1.6 km · Walsall

Good2023

53%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142765 · 335/2025
Trust: Shine Academies
Capacity: 420 pupils · 376 on roll
Free school meals: 42.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2016
Replaced: Lodge Farm Primary (URN 104215)
Address: Willenhall School Sports College Campus, Furzebank Way, Willenhall, WV12 4BU
Local authority: Walsall

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