Watling Street Primary School is a primary school located in Walsall. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 20/01/2009. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Watling Street, Walsall, WS8 7LW
Website: www.watling-st.walsall.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01543452320
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Walsall
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Donna Probert
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104202

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/01/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 224
Number of Boys: 119
Number of Girls: 105

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.7 to 1.7
Writing
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.7 to 0.4
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.6 to 1.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ogley Hay Nursery School
Brickiln Street , Brownhills WS8 6AU 		4out of 4 1,347 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Watling Street Primary School
Watling Street , Brownhills WS8 7LW 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Narrow Lane , Brownhills WS8 6HX 		- not rated 830 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Brownhills West Primary School
Shannon Drive , Brownhills WS8 7LA 		3out of 4 1,186 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St James Primary School
Great Charles Street , Brownhills WS8 6AE 		3out of 4 1,208 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Millfield Primary School
Catshill Road , Brownhills WS8 6BN 		3out of 4 1,950 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brownhills Ormiston Academy
Deakin Avenue , Brownhills WS8 7QG 		- not rated 575 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Erasmus Darwin Academy
Pool Road , WS7 3QW 		3out of 4 1,494 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Shire Oak Academy
Lichfield Road , Walsall Wood WS9 9PA 		2out of 4 2,872 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chasetown Community School
Church Street , Chasetown WS7 3QL 		3out of 4 1,753 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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