Primary school

Wallbrook Primary Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Dudley
  • WV14 8YP
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,876 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 86%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 88%88%2016/17: top 96%2017/18: top 92%2018/19: top 99%2022/23: top 92%2023/24: top 77%77% · 2023/242024/25: top 86%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM47% · West Midlands 65%2/10 Well below West Midlands+10.2 pts
Higher standard, RWM2% · West Midlands 7%2/10 Well below West Midlands
Reading score100 · West Midlands 1051/10 Well below West Midlands
Maths score99 · West Midlands 1051/10 Well below West Midlands
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 33% · 33 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 32% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 42% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 29% · 38 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 38% · 40 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 51% · 43 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 47% · 45 pupils · West Midlands 65%51%29%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 33 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 3% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 6% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 3% · 38 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 5% · 40 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 0% · 43 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 2% · 45 pupils · West Midlands 7%6%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 33 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 100 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 101 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 99 · 38 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 101 · 40 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 103 · 43 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 100 · 45 pupils · West Midlands 10510398No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 33 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 98 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 99 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 98 · 38 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 99 · 40 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 100 · 43 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 99 · 45 pupils · West Midlands 10510198No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in85.7%
30 of 35 who put it first2014 · 97.6%2026 · 85.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3530
2nd200
3rd80

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2016Requires improvementas predecessor
  6. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  7. 2019Inadequateas predecessor
  8. 2023Good

5 strong areas

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

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026263
Free school meals (past 6 years)51.4%
First language not English21.8%
SEN support16.7%
EHC plan2.2%
Absence (sessions missed)7.6%
Persistently absent pupils26.3%

Girls 53.1%Boys 46.9%

83.5% full · 315 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 17 responses (6.7% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school100% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved94.1% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 64.7% not applicable66.6% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year88.2% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 52.9% not applicable100% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child88.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school94.1% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing94.1% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school94.1% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school94.1% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development94.1% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent94.1% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.3
Pupils per adult13.8
  • Classroom teachers 8.8
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 5.4
  • Other support 9.4

Teachers 11.8 FTE · Whole workforce 26.6 · 40 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,588
Spend per pupil£6,656
Staff spend per pupil£4,695
Reserve per pupil£1,332
  • +£349,000revenue reserve
  • +£244,000in-year balance

Grants £7,500 · self-generated £130 · premises £412 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: SHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST (12 academies) · trust reserve £2,027,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it