Alumwell Junior School
Primley Avenue, Walsall, WS2 9UP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kerry Boam Lisa Upton
- Federation
- Cadmus Family of Schools
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 360
- URN
- 104142
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922721391
About this school
Alumwell Junior School is a community primary school in Walsall. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 360 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Alumwell Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 94 | 90 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 50% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 2% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 66% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 66% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 51% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Alumwell Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Walsall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43% | 56.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 364 |
| 2023/24 | 360 |
| 2024/25 | 360 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alumwell Junior School compares
Alumwell Junior School ranked 46th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 7.1% | 56.1% | 360 | — |
| Alumwell Infant School | — | 8.1% | 43.3% | 267 | 0.0 miles |
| Reedswood E-ACT Academy | 83% | 4.9% | 42.6% | 478 | 0.3 miles |
| King Charles Primary School | 46% | 7.7% | 43.8% | 436 | 0.5 miles |
| Birchills Church of England Community Academy | 37% | 7.5% | 45.4% | 442 | 0.7 miles |
| County Bridge Primary School | 77% | 4.6% | 45.5% | 229 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.11%
- English as an additional language
- 60.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.1%
- Persistent absence
- 23.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alumwell Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Reedswood E-ACT Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
King Charles Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Birchills Church of England Community Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
County Bridge Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Walsall
Other schools in Walsall
Alumwell Junior School ranks 38th of the 51 ranked primary schools in Walsall.
- Abbey Primary School Primary
- All Saints National Academy Primary
- Alumwell Infant School Primary
- Beacon Academy Primary
- Bentley West Primary School Primary
- Birchills Church of England Community Academy Primary
- Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School Primary
- Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School Primary
- Brownhills West Primary School Primary
- Busill Jones Primary School Primary
- Butts Primary School Primary
- Caldmore Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Alumwell Junior School teach?
- Alumwell Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Walsall.
- Who is the headteacher of Alumwell Junior School?
- The headteacher of Alumwell Junior School is Mrs Kerry Boam Lisa Upton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Alumwell Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alumwell Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Alumwell Junior School?
- Alumwell Junior School has 360 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Alumwell Junior School full?
- Alumwell Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 360 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Alumwell Junior School a faith school?
- No. Alumwell Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Alumwell Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Alumwell Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Alumwell Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Alumwell Junior School is part of the Cadmus Family of Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Alumwell Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Alumwell Junior School compare with other schools in Walsall?
- Alumwell Junior School ranked 46th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Alumwell Junior School's absence rate?
- Alumwell Junior School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Alumwell Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alumwell Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.