Fibbersley Park Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Willenhall, Walsall
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Walsall Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2014–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Fibbersley Park Academy is a primary school in Willenhall, Walsall for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 April 2023. Walsall has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2026 entry.
Fibbersley Park Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2015 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2014 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 2 of the 5 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 64 first-choice applications for 72 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 8 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2026, 20 of the 100 Reception applications (20%) came from families living outside Walsall, and 10 offers went to them.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Walsall schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Noose Lane, Willenhall, WV13 3BB
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Walsall
- Pupils on roll
- 619 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 25 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school.”
- “They welcome visitors with happy, smiling faces.”
- “Parents typically describe the school as being like a family.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not attend school on time or often enough.”
- “However, at times, some staff do not use ongoing assessment strategies to check whether pupils are learning the curriculum.”
- “This means that some pupils have gaps in their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 54% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 64 first-preference applications, 72 offers in total, 64 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Walsall.
- St Giles Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Barcroft Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Pool Hayes Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Short Heath Junior School 1.2 mi School remains Good
- Rosedale Church of England C Infant School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Bentley West Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- New Invention Infant School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- New Invention Learning Academy 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade