Primary school

Alumwell Junior School

  • Community School
  • ages 7–11
  • Mixed
  • Walsall
  • WS2 9UP
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,421 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 76%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 65%65%2016/17: top 90%2017/18: top 58%58% · 2017/182018/19: top 75%2022/23: top 87%2023/24: top 79%2024/25: top 76%No exams

Against West MidlandsArrows: West Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM53% · West Midlands 65%2/10 Well below West Midlands−7.9 pts
Higher standard, RWM6% · West Midlands 7%5/10 Middle+30.5 pts
Reading score105 · West Midlands 1054/10 Below+25.4 pts
Maths score104 · West Midlands 1054/10 Below+24.1 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 48% · 90 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 41% · 90 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 64% · 90 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 57% · 92 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 43% · 94 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 50% · 90 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 53% · 90 pupils · West Midlands 65%64%41%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 1% · 90 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 4% · 90 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 6% · 90 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 3% · 92 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 4% · 94 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 2% · 90 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 6% · 90 pupils · West Midlands 7%6%1%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 90 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 101 · 90 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 105 · 90 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 101 · 92 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 102 · 94 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 103 · 90 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 105 · 90 pupils · West Midlands 105105101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 90 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 101 · 90 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 105 · 90 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 102 · 92 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 102 · 94 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 103 · 90 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 104 · 90 pupils · West Midlands 105105101No exams

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Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2018Good
  5. 2023Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026360
Free school meals (past 6 years)56.1%
First language not English60.3%
SEN support15.0%
EHC plan3.6%
Absence (sessions missed)7.1%
Persistently absent pupils23.6%

Girls 50.6%Boys 49.4%

100% full · 360 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.0
Pupils per adult10.2
  • Classroom teachers 16
  • Leadership 4
  • Teaching assistants 14.3
  • Other support 6.1

Teachers 20 FTE · Whole workforce 40.4 · 55 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,146
Spend per pupil£8,411
Staff spend per pupil£5,899
Reserve per pupil£520
  • +£187,287revenue reserve
  • −£95,341in-year balance

Grants £7,853 · self-generated £293 · premises £627 per pupil