Academy sponsor led · Walsall

Bentley West Primary School

3–11Ages
436Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150291URN

Monmouth Road, Bentley, Walsall, WS2 0EQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

close to Walsall median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Walsall

73 applications for 49 places · 49th of 71 in Walsall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 29 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development		Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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

1.5applications per place, Reception

close to Walsall median (1.6) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

73 applications · 49 places offered · 49 named it first

2026 1.5; Walsall median median 1.6
2025 1.7; Walsall median median 1.6
2024 1.5; Walsall median median 1.7; as the previous school
2023 1.4; Walsall median median 1.8; as the previous school
2022 1.5; Walsall median median 1.6; as the previous school
2021 1.8; Walsall median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 1.5; Walsall median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 2.1; Walsall median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 2.3; Walsall median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.0; Walsall median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Walsall median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Walsall median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Walsall median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Walsall median

Dashed bars: as Bentley West Primary School Additionally Resourced for Hearing Impaired (URN 104174), 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	49	73	1.5	49	1.00
Sep 2025	59	101	1.7	69	1.17
Sep 2024 *	45	67	1.5	45	1.00
Sep 2023 *	52	75	1.4	52	1.00
Sep 2022 *	48	72	1.5	48	1.00
Sep 2021 *	60	107	1.8	78	1.30
Sep 2020 *	60	92	1.5	61	1.02
Sep 2019 *	60	128	2.1	73	1.22
Sep 2018 *	59	138	2.3	76	1.29
Sep 2017 *	60	120	2.0	70	1.17
Sep 2016 *	60	133	2.2	84	1.40
Sep 2015 *	60	114	1.9	70	1.17
Sep 2014 *	56	125	2.2	72	1.29

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 58% · Writing 53% · Maths 45% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%55th of 60 in Walsall

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard58%

Walsall 77% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Walsall 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard53%

Walsall 73% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Walsall 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard45%

Walsall 76% England 77%

Higher standard5%

Walsall 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	38%	2%	102	98
2023/24
2022/23

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

Bentley West Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2022

1.5applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
King Charles Primary School
0.7 km · Walsall

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
County Bridge Primary School
0.7 km · Walsall

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Lodge Farm Primary School
0.8 km · Walsall

Remains Good2024

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

Good2023

1.2applications per place
Short Heath Junior School
1.0 km · Walsall

Remains Good2022

33%met the SATs standard
Barcroft Academy
1.1 km · Walsall

Good2022

1.5applications per place
Alumwell Junior School
1.5 km · Walsall

Good2023

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

Good2024

1.5applications per place

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150291 · 335/2049
Trust: Leigh Trust
Capacity: 494 pupils · 436 on roll
Free school meals: 43.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2024
Replaced: Bentley West Primary School Additionally Resourced for Hearing Impaired (URN 104174)
Address: Monmouth Road, Bentley, Walsall, WS2 0EQ
Local authority: Walsall

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