Lower Farm Primary School
Bakewell Close, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3QH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Rawlins
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 482
- Pupils on roll
- 463
- URN
- 104169
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922710479
About this school
Lower Farm Primary School is a community primary school in Walsall. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 463 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 April 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 61 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 61% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 3% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 84% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 74% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 74% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 Lower Farm Primary 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 | 68% | 56.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 480 |
| 2023/24 | 465 |
| 2024/25 | 464 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lower Farm Primary School compares
Lower Farm Primary School ranked 25th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.5% | 41.7% | 463 | — |
| Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.4 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich | 72% | 5.5% | 33.2% | 214 | 0.6 miles |
| All Saints National Academy | 36% | 9.4% | 60.5% | 208 | 0.7 miles |
| Rivers Primary Academy | 54% | 6.5% | 49.5% | 463 | 0.9 miles |
| Elmore Green Primary School | 48% | 6.7% | 47.1% | 314 | 1.0 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)
- 41.65%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.54%
- Persistent absence
- 10.8%
Location
Nearby schools
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Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Walsall
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St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich0.6 miles
Primary · Walsall
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All Saints National Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Walsall
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Rivers Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Elmore Green Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Walsall
Other schools in Walsall
Lower Farm Primary School ranks 17th 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 year groups does Lower Farm Primary School teach?
- Lower Farm Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Walsall.
- Who is the headteacher of Lower Farm Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lower Farm Primary School is Mrs Sarah Rawlins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lower Farm Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lower Farm Primary 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 big is Lower Farm Primary School?
- Lower Farm Primary School has 463 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Lower Farm Primary School full?
- Lower Farm Primary School has capacity for 482 pupils and 463 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lower Farm Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lower Farm Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lower Farm Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lower Farm Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Lower Farm Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lower Farm Primary School rank locally?
- Lower Farm Primary School ranked 25th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lower Farm Primary School's absence rate?
- Lower Farm Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lower Farm Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lower Farm Primary 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.