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EnglandWest MidlandsWalsallWS8 7LWWatling Street Primary School
Primary

Watling Street Primary School

Primary

Walsall · Walsall · WS8 7LW www.watling-st.walsall.sch.uk/

Pupils
238
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
238
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
238
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWalsall
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Watling Street Primary School · Primary · Walsall

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
57%
-10pp
77%67%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
3%
0pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
7%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
238
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Watling Street, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 7LW
Local authority
Walsall
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2557%3%73%27%63%7%70%7%77%70%104.0101.0103.023%238
2023/2467%3%80%20%80%10%83%17%90%70%104.0104.0103.020%239
2022/2367%7%80%30%73%7%73%23%83%60%106.0104.0104.0-0.10-1.10-0.9020%230
2018/1977%10%87%23%83%10%90%23%90%90%105.0105.0107.0-0.50-1.70-0.7013%235
2017/1866%0%76%24%79%10%79%17%72%66%105.0104.0105.0-1.00-1.10-1.0016%235
2016/1773%7%80%30%80%7%87%40%83%80%106.0106.0106.0+2.20-1.10+1.7015%236

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2523828.923%1%30%5%13%
2023/2423923.420%1%28%6%14%
2022/2323022.420%3%25%7%23%
2021/2223222.620%4%27%7%23%
2020/2122427.623%3%21%
2018/1923522.813%3%22%4%3%
2017/1823525.416%4%18%4%4%
2016/1723624.815%4%20%4%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.