The 15 best primary schools in the Black Country and Staffordshire ranked by reading, writing and maths
We reveal which schools from across the region have been recognised by a national ranking as the best in the Black Country and Staffordshire.
With changes having been made to the way schools have been rated, including Ofsted no longer publishing single-word ratings, parents have been looking at other ways to find out what schools are the best to send their children to.
The Telegraph has aimed to help parents through creating a new primary school league table for 2025, using data from the 2023/24 academic year and a 40-point scoring system built of 10 key indicators.
These included scoring on Key Stage 2 test, comparisons with the average for local authorities, whether the school was oversubscribed, the size of classes and the percentage of truancy for each school.
We've taken a look at the rankings and can reveal the top 15 schools from across the Black Country and Staffordshire based on the 40-point scoring system.
Haughton St Giles CofE Primary Academy
Rating: 40/40. The school in Haughton in Staffordshire has a higher percentage of children meeting KS2 standard than the national average, with all children (100 per cent) meeting the standard. The average score in reading, writing and maths (out of 120) is 112.
Woodseaves CE Primary Academy
Rating: 39/40. The school in Woodseaves in Staffordshire has a higher percentage of children meeting KS2 standard than the national average, with 100 per cent. The average score in reading, writing and maths (out of 120) is 112.3.
St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly
Rating: 38/40. The school in Streetly in Walsall has a higher percentage of children meeting KS2 standard than the national average, with 100 per cent. The average score in reading, writing and maths (out of 120) is 111.7.
Croft Academy
Rating: 37/40. The school in Walsall has a higher percentage of children meeting KS2 standard than the national average, with 89 per cent. The average score in reading, writing and maths (out of 120) is 110.7.
St James Church of England Primary Academy
Rating: 37/40. The school in Longdon in Staffordshire has a higher percentage of children meeting KS2 standard than the national average, with 80 per cent. The average score in reading, writing and maths (out of 120) is 106.
Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Rating: 37/40. The school in Stafford in Staffordshire has a higher percentage of children meeting KS2 standard than the national average, with 93 per cent. The average score in reading, writing and maths (out of 120) is 110.3.
The St. Mary's CofE Primary School
Rating: 37/40. The school in Rugeley in Staffordshire has a higher percentage of children meeting KS2 standard than the national average, with 83 per cent. The average score in reading, writing and maths (out of 120) is 107.3.
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School
Rating: 36/40. The school in Wolverhampton has a higher percentage of children meeting KS2 standard than the national average, with 95 per cent. The average score in reading, writing and maths (out of 120) is 110.
St Benedict Biscop CofE Primary School
Rating: 36/40. The school in Wombourne in south Staffordshire has a higher percentage of children meeting KS2 standard than the national average, with 84 per cent. The average score in reading, writing and maths (out of 120) is 107.7.
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Rating: 36/40. The school in Coal Pool in Walsall has a higher percentage of children meeting KS2 standard than the national average, with 77 per cent. The average score in reading, writing and maths (out of 120) is 108.7.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Rating: 36/40. The school in Cannock in Staffordshire has a higher percentage of children meeting KS2 standard than the national average, with 85 per cent. The average score in reading, writing and maths (out of 120) is 109.
Corbett VA CofE Primary School
Rating: 36/40. The school in Bobbington in south Staffordshire has a higher percentage of children meeting KS2 standard than the national average, with 73 per cent. The average score in reading, writing and maths (out of 120) is 107.3.
Anson CofE Primary School
Rating: 36/40. The school in Great Haywood in Staffordshire has a higher percentage of children meeting KS2 standard than the national average, with 93 per cent. The average score in reading, writing and maths (out of 120) is 110.
St John's Catholic Primary School
Rating: 36/40. The school in Great Haywood in Staffordshire has a higher percentage of children meeting KS2 standard than the national average, with 100 per cent. The average score in reading, writing and maths (out of 120) is 107.7.
Whittington Primary and Nursery School
Rating: 36/40. The school in Lichfield in Staffordshire has a higher percentage of children meeting KS2 standard than the national average, with 84 per cent. The average score in reading, writing and maths (out of 120) is 109.
