Lodge Farm Primary School
Willenhall School Sports College Campus, Furzebank Way, Willenhall, WV12 4BU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SHINE ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Craine
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Shine Academies
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 376
- URN
- 142765
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902928900
About this school
Lodge Farm Primary School is a primary academy in Willenhall. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 376 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lodge Farm Primary 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 February 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 | 61 | 62 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 42% | 39% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 5% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 69% | 54% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 56% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 66% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Lodge 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 | 48% | 56.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 39% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 411 |
| 2023/24 | 404 |
| 2024/25 | 389 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lodge Farm Primary School compares
Lodge Farm Primary School ranked 55th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39% | 6.6% | 48.3% | 376 | — |
| Rosedale Church of England C Infant School | — | 9.5% | 34.9% | 199 | 0.5 miles |
| Bentley West Primary School | 38% | 6.8% | 42.4% | 436 | 0.5 miles |
| Short Heath Junior School | 33% | 9.2% | 45.8% | 305 | 0.5 miles |
| King Charles Primary School | 46% | 7.7% | 43.8% | 436 | 0.6 miles |
| Woodlands Academy of Learning | 69% | 5.1% | 34.5% | 446 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.31%
- English as an additional language
- 30.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.58%
- Persistent absence
- 22.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rosedale Church of England C Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Willenhall
-
Bentley West Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Short Heath Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Willenhall
-
King Charles Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Woodlands Academy of Learning0.7 miles
Primary · Willenhall
Other schools in Willenhall
Lodge Farm Primary School ranks 6th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Willenhall.
- Barcroft Academy Primary
- Fibbersley Park Academy Primary
- New Invention Infant School Primary
- New Invention Learning Academy Primary
- Pool Hayes Primary School Primary
- Rosedale Church of England C Infant School Primary
- Short Heath Junior School Primary
- St Giles Church of England Primary School Primary
- Stow Heath Primary School Primary
- Woodlands Academy of Learning Primary
- Lane Head Nursery School Nursery
- Pool Hayes Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Lodge Farm Primary School teach?
- Lodge Farm Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Willenhall.
- Who is the headteacher of Lodge Farm Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lodge Farm Primary School is Mrs Rebecca Craine, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lodge Farm Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lodge 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 many pupils are at Lodge Farm Primary School?
- Lodge Farm Primary School has 376 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Lodge Farm Primary School full?
- Lodge Farm Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 376 on roll (90%), 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 Lodge Farm Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lodge Farm Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lodge Farm Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lodge Farm Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Lodge Farm Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Lodge Farm Primary School is part of SHINE ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lodge Farm Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 39% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lodge Farm Primary School compare with other schools in Walsall?
- Lodge Farm Primary School ranked 55th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lodge Farm Primary School's absence rate?
- Lodge Farm Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lodge Farm Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lodge 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 2 July 2026.