Brownhills West Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · 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 🔒
Brownhills West Primary School is a primary school in Walsall for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025. Walsall has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2026 entry.
Brownhills West Primary School 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
- 58.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 41.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Walsall.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 45 of the 75 other Walsall primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 14 first-choice applications for 14 offers; 4 of the 22 applications (18%) came from families living outside Walsall, and 1 offer went to them.
- In 2024/25, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Shannon Drive, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 7LA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Walsall
- Pupils on roll
- 190 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 58.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this caring, nurturing school.”
- “The school motto: ‘DREAM BIG’, reflects the school’s values: Belonging, Responsibility and Ambition.”
- “Pupils believe they can achieve well academically and socially and they do.”
To improve
- “However, there is still more for leaders to review to ensure that all pupils are doing as well as the school expects them to in each subject.”
- “Some pupils do not attend school regularly enough.”
- “This means they miss important learning and the wider experiences the school provides.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 March 2025 (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) | 55% | 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: 14 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 14 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.
- Watling Street Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St James Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ryders Hayes School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Millfield Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Pelsall Village School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Walsall Wood School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published