Reedswood E-ACT Academy
Bentley Drive, Walsall, WS2 8RX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- E-ACT
- Principal
- Mrs Maxine Lathbury-Cox
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- E-ACT
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 478
- URN
- 138452
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922721323
About this school
Reedswood E-ACT Academy is a primary academy in Walsall. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 478 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Exceptional
- Leadership and governance
- Exceptional
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 53 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 83% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 8% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 87% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 89% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 89% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.50 | - | - |
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 Reedswood E-ACT Academy 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 | 74% | 56.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 494 |
| 2023/24 | 487 |
| 2024/25 | 498 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Reedswood E-ACT Academy compares
Reedswood E-ACT Academy ranked 3rd of 61 primary schools in Walsall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 4.9% | 42.6% | 478 | — |
| Alumwell Junior School | 53% | 7.1% | 56.1% | 360 | 0.3 miles |
| Alumwell Infant School | — | 8.1% | 43.3% | 267 | 0.3 miles |
| Birchills Church of England Community Academy | 37% | 7.5% | 45.4% | 442 | 0.5 miles |
| Croft Academy | 60% | 5.4% | 67.2% | 246 | 0.6 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall | 66% | 5.1% | 39.3% | 223 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.55%
- English as an additional language
- 66.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.89%
- Persistent absence
- 13.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alumwell Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Alumwell Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Birchills Church of England Community Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Croft Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall0.7 miles
Primary · Walsall
Other schools in Walsall
Reedswood E-ACT Academy ranks 2nd 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 Reedswood E-ACT Academy teach?
- Reedswood E-ACT Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Walsall.
- Who is the principal of Reedswood E-ACT Academy?
- The principal of Reedswood E-ACT Academy is Mrs Maxine Lathbury-Cox, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Reedswood E-ACT Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Reedswood E-ACT Academy, 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 Reedswood E-ACT Academy?
- Reedswood E-ACT Academy has 478 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Reedswood E-ACT Academy full?
- Reedswood E-ACT Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 478 on roll (114%), 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 Reedswood E-ACT Academy a faith school?
- No. Reedswood E-ACT Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Reedswood E-ACT Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Reedswood E-ACT Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Reedswood E-ACT Academy?
- Reedswood E-ACT Academy is part of E-ACT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Reedswood E-ACT Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Reedswood E-ACT Academy rank locally?
- Reedswood E-ACT Academy ranked 3rd of 61 primary schools in Walsall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Reedswood E-ACT Academy's absence rate?
- Reedswood E-ACT Academy's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Reedswood E-ACT Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Reedswood E-ACT Academy'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 1 July 2026.