Whitehall Junior Community School
Delves Road, Walsall, WS1 3JY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Attwood
- Federation
- Cadmus Family of Schools
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 340
- URN
- 104162
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922720778
About this school
Whitehall Junior Community School is a community primary school in Walsall. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 340 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Whitehall Junior Community School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 | 95 | 80 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 66% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 75% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 81% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 81% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 Whitehall Junior Community 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 | 61% | 56.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 328 |
| 2023/24 | 341 |
| 2024/25 | 347 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whitehall Junior Community School compares
Whitehall Junior Community School ranked 20th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 7.2% | 45.8% | 340 | — |
| Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy | — | — | — | 313 | 0.3 miles |
| St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School | 73% | 4.4% | 20.1% | 235 | 0.4 miles |
| Caldmore Primary Academy | 57% | 4.8% | 53.4% | 436 | 0.5 miles |
| Delves Infant School | — | — | — | 335 | 0.6 miles |
| Delves Junior School | — | — | — | 365 | 0.6 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)
- 45.82%
- English as an additional language
- 59.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.24%
- Persistent absence
- 25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Walsall
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St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Caldmore Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Walsall
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Delves Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Delves Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Walsall
Other schools in Walsall
Whitehall Junior Community School ranks 15th of the 51 ranked primary schools in Walsall.
- Abbey Primary School Primary
- All Saints National Academy Primary
- Alumwell Infant School Primary
- Alumwell Junior 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
Common questions
- What ages does Whitehall Junior Community School teach?
- Whitehall Junior Community School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Walsall.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitehall Junior Community School?
- The headteacher of Whitehall Junior Community School is Mrs Elizabeth Attwood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Whitehall Junior Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitehall Junior Community 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 Whitehall Junior Community School?
- Whitehall Junior Community School has 340 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Whitehall Junior Community School full?
- Whitehall Junior Community School has capacity for 360 pupils and 340 on roll (94%), so it has space against 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 Whitehall Junior Community School a faith school?
- No. Whitehall Junior Community School has no designated religious character.
- Does Whitehall Junior Community School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Whitehall Junior Community School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Whitehall Junior Community School part of an academy trust?
- Whitehall Junior Community 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 Whitehall Junior Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whitehall Junior Community School compare with other schools in Walsall?
- Whitehall Junior Community School ranked 20th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whitehall Junior Community School's absence rate?
- Whitehall Junior Community School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whitehall Junior Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whitehall Junior Community 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.