Academy sponsor led · Walsall

Busill Jones Primary School

2–11Ages
235Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146785URN

Ashley Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 2QF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.3 below Walsall median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Walsall

26 applications for 21 places · 69th 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

Report card · inspected 14 April 2026Published 20 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

14 April 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
12 March 2024
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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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

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Walsall median (1.6) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

26 applications · 21 places offered · 21 named it first

2026 1.2; Walsall median median 1.6
2025 1.4; Walsall median median 1.6
2024 2.1; Walsall median median 1.7
2023 1.6; Walsall median median 1.8
2022 1.2; Walsall median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Walsall median median 1.6
2020 1.3; Walsall median median 1.7
2019 1.1; Walsall median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 1.2; Walsall median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.2; Walsall median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Walsall median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Walsall median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Walsall median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Walsall median in 1 of 7 years.

This school
Walsall median

Dashed bars: as Busill Jones Primary School (URN 104146), 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	21	26	1.2	21	1.00
Sep 2025	24	33	1.4	24	1.00
Sep 2024	8	17	2.1	8	1.00
Sep 2023	22	34	1.6	21	0.95
Sep 2022	27	33	1.2	24	0.89
Sep 2021	21	27	1.3	14	0.67
Sep 2020	22	28	1.3	22	1.00
Sep 2019 *	28	32	1.1	24	0.86
Sep 2018 *	40	49	1.2	29	0.73
Sep 2017 *	45	55	1.2	35	0.78
Sep 2016 *	33	43	1.3	30	0.91
Sep 2015 *	45	59	1.3	42	0.93
Sep 2014 *	31	51	1.7	29	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 70% · Maths 64% → 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 standard64%

Walsall 77% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Walsall 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Walsall 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Walsall 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Walsall 76% England 77%

Higher standard16%

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	59%	0%	103	101
2023/24	37%	7%	100	100
2022/23	33%	2%	97	98

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

Busill Jones Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Jubilee Academy Mossley
0.6 km · Walsall

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Elmore Green Primary School
0.7 km · Walsall

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
All Saints National Academy
1.0 km · Walsall

Good2024

2.4applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Abbey Primary School
1.1 km · Walsall

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place
Beacon Academy
1.2 km · Walsall

Outstanding2024

1.5applications per place
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich
1.3 km · Walsall

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

1.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Woodlands Academy of Learning
1.3 km · Walsall

Good2023

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Field Road Academy
1.4 km · Walsall

Good2022

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146785 · 335/2036
Trust: Shine Academies
Capacity: 315 pupils · 235 on roll
Free school meals: 51.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2019
Replaced: Busill Jones Primary School (URN 104146)
Address: Ashley Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 2QF
Local authority: Walsall

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