Lower Farm Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 24 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Unique reference
- 104169
- Address
- Bakewell Close, Bloxwich, WS3 3QH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 465 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.0%
- Girls
- 54.0%
- First language not English
- 4.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.4%
- Persistent absence
- 15.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.6%
White British 83.7%
Mixed 6.4%
Other White 1.9%
African 1.9%
Indian 1.3%
Other Black 1.1%
Other 1.1%
Caribbean 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.5
WritingAverage0.2
MathsAbove average2.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 68%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Lower Farm Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 57
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 54
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 54
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 5 2 3 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 12 6 6 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 15 7 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 20 11 9 |
| Reception, Full-time | 59 32 27 |
| Year 1 | 53 29 24 |
| Year 2 | 59 26 33 |
| Year 3 | 61 26 35 |
| Year 4 | 59 25 34 |
| Year 5 | 60 20 40 |
| Year 6 | 61 30 31 |