Revealed: Best and worst performing schools across the borough of Walsall

The schools, some maintained by Walsall Council and others by an academy trust, have been ranked by the government on the percentage of children meeting the expected national standards.

St Anne’s Catholic Primary School in Streetly ranks first, with 100 per cent of its students meeting the expected standard in the last academic year.

At the opposite end of the table is the All Saints National Academy in Bloxwich, part of St Chad’s Academies Trust, where less than a quarter of its students are meeting the expected standard.

Here’s the top 15 schools in the borough of Walsall with the highest percentages of children meeting the expected standard:

• St Anne’s Catholic Primary School, Streetly – 100 per cent
• Croft Academy, Walsall – 89 per cent
• Reedswood E-ACT Academy, Reedswood – 83 per cent
• St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School, Aldridge – 83 per cent
• Walsall Wood School, Walsall Wood – 83 per cent
• Rivers Primary Academy, Bloxwich – 82 per cent
• St Michael’s Church of England Primary School, Walsall – 82 per cent
• Kings Hill Primary School, Wednesbury – 81 per cent
• Manor Primary School, Streetly – 77 per cent
• St Mary’s The Mount Catholic Primary School, Walsall – 77 per cent
• St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, Blakenall – 77 per cent
• New Invention Junior School, Willenhall – 76 percent
• Goldsmith Primary Academy, Blakenall – 75 per cent
• Lindens Primary School, Streetly – 75 per cent
• St Francis Catholic Primary School – Shelfield, 75 per cent
• Here’s the bottom 15 schools in the borough of Walsall with the lowest percentages of children meeting the expected standard:
• All Saints National Academy, Bloxwich – 24 per cent
• Greenfield Primary School, Shelfield – 29 per cent
• Birchills Church of England Community Academy, Birchills – 30 per cent
• Busill Jones Primary School, Bloxwich – 37 per cent
• Bentley West Primary School, Walsall – 37 per cent
• Pool Hayes Primary School, Willenhall – 39 per cent
• Blakenall Heath Junior School – 39 per cent
• Lodge Farm Primary School, Willenhall – 42 per cent
• Old Church CoE Primary School, Wednesbury – 44 per cent
• Pelsall Village School – 46 per cent
• Radleys Primary School, Rushall – 48 per cent
• St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School, Brownhills – 50 per cent
• Caldmore Primary Academy – 50 per cent
• Alumwell Junior School – 50 per cent
• Edgar Stammers Primary Academy, Blakenall – 51 per cent

Councillor Mark Statham, portfolio holder for children’s, families and lifelong learning at Walsall Council said: “Every child should have access to a high-quality education, and Department for Education data from 2024 showed a higher proportion of schools in Walsall are graded to be ‘Good’ or better by Ofsted than the national average.

“Each child’s learning journey is unique, and Walsall’s Learning Alliance is fully committed to ensuring that children and young people can learn and thrive at school, so they can achieve their very best.”