Short Heath Junior School is a primary school located in Willenhall. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 11/05/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Pennine Way, Willenhall

School Information

Address: Pennine Way, Willenhall, WV12 4DS
Website: www.short-heath.walsall.sch.uk
Telephone: 01902368499
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Walsall
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Cathy Draper
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104188

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 11/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 234
Number of Boys: 122
Number of Girls: 112

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.9
Writing
Below Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.2 to -0.3
Maths
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -1.9 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:66%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lane Head Nursery School
High Road , WV12 4JQ
4out of 4 396 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashmore Park Nursery School
Griffiths Drive , Ashmore Park Estate WV11 2LH
4out of 4 2,578 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Alumwell Nursery School
Primley Avenue , WS2 9UP
4out of 4 2,603 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Sandbank Nursery School
Elmore Row , Bloxwich WS3 2HR
4out of 4 3,104 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Short Heath Junior School
Pennine Way , WV12 4DS
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Rosedale Church of England C Infant School
Stroud Avenue , Short Heath WV12 4EG
3out of 4 113 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Lodge Farm Primary School
Willenhall School Sports College Campus , Furzebank Way WV12 4BU
3out of 4 900 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Woodlands Academy of Learning
Bloxwich Road North , Short Heath WV12 5PR
3out of 4 1,034 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Bentley West Primary School Additionally Resourced for Hearing Impaired
Monmouth Road , Bentley WS2 0EQ
2out of 4 1,086 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Furzebank Way , WV12 4BD
2out of 4 712 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pool Hayes Academy
Castle Drive , WV12 4QZ
2out of 4 1,263 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Coppice Performing Arts School
Ecclestone Road , WV11 2QE
2out of 4 2,091 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Wednesfield High Academy
Lichfield Road , Wednesfield WV11 3ES
2out of 4 2,711 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Primley Avenue , WS2 9UA
3out of 4 2,757 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bloxwich Academy
Leamore Lane , Bloxwich WS2 7NR
2out of 4 2,035 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New Leaf Centre
Stroud Avenue , Willenhall WV12 4EG
1out of 4 216 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Old Hall School
Bentley Lane , WS2 7LU
3out of 4 897 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
The Jane Lane School, A College for Cognition & Learning
Churchill Road , Bentley WS2 0JH
1out of 4 1,724 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
The Jane Lane School, A College for Cognition & Learning
Churchill Road , Bentley WS2 0JH
- not rated 1,732 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Shepwell Centre A Short Stay School (PRU-Medical)
Bilston Lane , WV13 2QJ
3out of 4 1,862 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.