North Walsall Primary Academy

About North Walsall Primary Academy

North Walsall Primary Academy is a school that local families clearly want to get into. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 39 applications for just 27 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.44. Of those applications, 23 were first-preference choices, and 23 offers were made to first-preference families. That level of demand suggests parents who have done their homework see something worthwhile here. The school is led by headteacher Sabrina Khera and currently has 238 pupils on roll, which is above its official capacity of 210. It also offers nursery provision for children from age three, so it can be a single drop-off point for families with younger siblings. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in June 2024, confirmed it remains Good, a notable improvement from its previous graded inspection in 2018, when it was rated Requires Improvement. Leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness are all now rated Good.

Academically, the picture is mixed but improving. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is below the Walsall local authority average of 61%, and it places the school 39th out of 58 primary schools in the borough, putting it in the bottom half nationally. However, the individual subject scores tell a more nuanced story. In reading, 70% of pupils met the expected standard, with an average scaled score of 103, and 20% reached the higher standard. In writing, 70% also met expectations, and in maths, 67% did, with an average score of 102. The higher-standard figures are lower: just 7% in reading, writing and maths combined, 10% in maths, and 7% in writing. So while the school is not yet matching the LA average on the combined measure, it is getting a solid majority of children to the expected level in each subject individually.

The school is well equipped to support a diverse range of needs. It has a sensory room, a library, a gymnasium, playing fields, and an outdoor playground. Sports on offer include swimming, athletics, cricket, rounders and dance, and there is a good selection of clubs: science club, chess, coding, choir and eco club. The SEND register covers specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, multi-sensory impairment, and other difficulties. With 51.6% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a community with above-average disadvantage, and the range of provisions suggests it is set up to handle that well. For families looking for a primary that has turned itself around from Requires Improvement to Good, is oversubscribed for good reason, and offers strong pastoral and enrichment support, North Walsall Primary Academy is worth a closer look.

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