Busill Jones Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 12 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 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
- 258 (67% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.1%
- Girls
- 53.9%
- First language not English
- 6.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42.2%
- Persistent absence
- 30.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 25.6%
White British 58.9%
Unclassified 24.4%
African 6.6%
Mixed 3.2%
Other White 2.3%
Indian 1.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.8%
Other Asian 0.8%
Caribbean 0.8%
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 37%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
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 100
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Busill Jones Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 24
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 24
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 24
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 19.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 17 10 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 10 3 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 13 6 7 |
| Year 1 | 33 11 22 |
| Year 2 | 33 13 20 |
| Year 3 | 35 19 16 |
| Year 4 | 36 19 17 |
| Year 5 | 33 22 11 |
| Year 6 | 47 15 32 |