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EnglandWest MidlandsWalsallWS9 0HJWhetstone Field Primary School
Primary

Whetstone Field Primary School

Primary

Walsall · Walsall · WS9 0HJ www.whetstonefield.co.uk

Pupils
224
cap. 236
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
224
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
224
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWalsall
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Whetstone Field Primary School · Primary · Walsall

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
59%
+2pp
73%65%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
RWM higher standard
0%
-3pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
48%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
31%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
72%
SPAG higher standard
38%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
224
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
6%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Beaufort Way, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0HJ
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
2024/2559%0%83%48%69%0%76%31%97%72%107.0105.0107.06%224
2023/2457%3%70%27%63%3%80%23%80%70%104.0103.0105.07%233
2022/2373%13%87%37%77%13%80%30%93%87%107.0105.0107.0+0.80-0.40-0.607%237
2018/1971%10%74%29%81%16%87%32%84%90%104.0105.0109.0-0.80-0.20-0.206%239
2017/1871%6%77%23%90%13%90%19%87%94%105.0105.0109.0-1.10-0.20+0.006%240
2016/1787%16%90%42%90%19%97%42%87%97%108.0109.0112.0+0.70-0.60+2.106%239

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
2024/2522421.86%2%13%4%4%
2023/2423324.37%1%10%4%10%
2022/2323724.77%1%12%4%8%
2021/2223024.16%0%14%5%12%
2020/2123620.66%1%12%
2018/1923923.86%1%14%3%5%
2017/1824027.46%1%13%3%4%
2016/1723922.66%3%15%3%5%

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