Barcroft Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Willenhall, Walsall
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.837 miles
Published by Walsall Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2014–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Barcroft Academy is a primary school in Willenhall, Walsall for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Walsall has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2026 entry.
Barcroft 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 | 0.837 mi |
| 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
- The last Reception 2026 place went to a child 0.837 miles away, 10th longest of 23 Walsall primary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 0.71 miles.
- The Reception 2026 last distance was nearer the school than in 2015 and 2014, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 had 58 first-choice applications for 58 offers; 57 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
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
- Barcroft, Willenhall, WV13 1NA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Walsall
- Pupils on roll
- 453 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 58 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 57 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 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bentley West Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- County Bridge Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Short Heath Junior School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Rosedale Church of England C Infant School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Fibbersley Park Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Lodge Farm Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- King Charles Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published