Watling Street Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 16 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
104202
Address
Watling Street, Brownhills, WS8 7LW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
239 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
52.3%
Girls
47.7%
First language not English
1.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
24.7%
Persistent absence
17.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 88.3%
Mixed 6.3%
Other White 2.1%
Caribbean 0.8%
Other Black 0.8%
Indian 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
African 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.1
WritingAverage-1.1
MathsAverage-0.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 67%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 7%
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 104
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Watling Street Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
34
2nd preference
21
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher31
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
10
5
5
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
16
8
8
Reception, Full-time
33
21
12
Year 1
30
16
14
Year 2
30
13
17
Year 3
30
16
14
Year 4
30
22
8
Year 5
30
10
20
Year 6
30
14
16
Year 2023-2024

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