Busill Jones Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 12 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- 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
- 146785
- Address
- Ashley Road, Bloxwich, WS3 2QF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 256 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.7%
- Girls
- 52.3%
- First language not English
- 3.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 48.4%
- Persistent absence
- 19.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 27.0%
White British 73%
African 8.2%
Mixed 4.4%
Other White 3.5%
Unclassified 3.1%
Gypsy/Roma 1.6%
Indian 1.6%
Pakistani 1.6%
Other Asian 0.8%
Caribbean 0.8%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell below average-4
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAverage-1.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 33%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 97
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 98
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Busill Jones Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 8
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 8
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 8
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 6 3 3 |
| Reception, Full-time | 29 11 18 |
| Year 1 | 29 10 19 |
| Year 2 | 30 15 15 |
| Year 3 | 37 20 17 |
| Year 4 | 32 20 12 |
| Year 5 | 46 14 32 |
| Year 6 | 47 29 18 |