Busill Jones Primary School

About Busill Jones Primary School

Busill Jones Primary School sits within the Walsall local authority, where it ranks 55th out of 58 primary schools based on the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. That places it in the bottom half of schools locally, well behind the top-performing peers in the area. The highest-ranked school in Walsall is St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly, followed by Croft Academy and St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School. For families considering alternatives, the nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is New Invention Learning Academy, just 1.6 kilometres away. Busill Jones itself was graded Requires Improvement in its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2024, a notable step up from its previous rating of Inadequate in 2018. The inspection report shows that while overall effectiveness needs improvement, the school earned Good ratings for early years provision, personal development, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management.

Academically, the school's Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show that 37% of pupils achieved the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, well below the Walsall local authority average of 61%. Only 7% reached the higher standard in all three subjects. In individual subjects, 48% met the expected standard in reading, 59% in writing, and 52% in maths. Average scaled scores in reading and maths both sat at 100, exactly the national average. Progress measures are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds. The school's ranking nationally places it in the bottom 50% of primary schools, at the 94th percentile when ranked by the same metric. With 45.2% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a community with above-average disadvantage, which may contextualise some of these outcomes.

Busill Jones is a mixed, state primary school for children aged 2 to 11, with nursery provision on site. It has capacity for 315 pupils but currently enrols 258, leaving some spare places. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: 24 first-preference applications were made for 24 places, with a total of 33 applications overall. The school offers a range of facilities including an ICT suite, sensory room, gymnasium, library, and a chapel. Sports include football, cricket, swimming, cross country and athletics, while clubs cover eco, science, drama, choir and chess. SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. This school may suit families in Walsall who value a broad range of extracurricular activities and strong SEND support, but who are prepared for academic results that sit below the local average.

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