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Woods Bank Academy

Primary

Walsall · Wednesbury · WS10 8NQ www.woodsbank.org

Pupils
345
cap. 341
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
345
Pupils · 2024/25
25%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
345
Pupils · 2024/25
25%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWalsall
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Woods Bank Academy · Primary · Walsall

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
72%
0pp
72%63%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
6%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
50%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
74%
SPAG higher standard
24%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
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
345
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
25%
FSM eligible
67%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Rough Hay Road, Darlaston, Wednesbury, WS10 8NQ
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
2024/2572%0%76%50%74%0%78%32%74%74%107.0105.0103.022%345
2023/2472%0%77%37%74%0%79%30%74%70%106.0105.0104.019%381
2022/2365%0%72%26%67%0%70%24%72%69%104.0103.0102.0+0.50-1.60+1.5021%390
2018/1961%4%70%20%67%7%74%28%72%61%101.0103.0103.0-0.60-0.50+0.3016%388
2017/1853%6%61%16%67%6%63%12%63%61%101.0101.0102.0-3.90-3.30-2.5012%385
2016/1736%4%51%9%79%13%55%4%74%55%98.099.0101.0-5.20-0.20-4.309%390

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
2024/2534518.422%25%67%7%15%
2023/2438120.319%19%64%6%21%
2022/2339020.321%15%66%8%28%
2021/2239220.116%14%67%8%26%
2020/2139120.517%13%59%
2018/1938816.216%13%61%4%9%
2017/1838516.912%10%62%4%8%
2016/1739016.59%10%64%4%9%

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