Bentley West Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Walsall
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Walsall Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2014–2024 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Bentley West Primary School is a primary school in Walsall for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Walsall has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2026 entry.
Bentley 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 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
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, with 49 first-choice applications for 49 offers, whereas places ran out in both earlier published years, 2014 and 2015.
- In 2024/25, 38% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- On that 2024/25 measure it was 2nd lowest of 6 schools: this one and the 5 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Walsall that have results.
- There were 25.3 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.5 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Walsall.
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
- Monmouth Road, Bentley, Walsall, WS2 0EQ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Walsall
- Pupils on roll
- 436 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 38% | 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: 49 first-preference applications, 49 offers in total, 49 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.
- King Charles Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- County Bridge Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lodge Farm Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rosedale Church of England C Infant School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Short Heath Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Barcroft Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Alumwell Infant School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Alumwell Junior School 0.9 mi Good