Busill Jones Primary School
Ashley Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 2QF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SHINE ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Mrs Marie Price
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Shine Academies
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 235
- URN
- 146785
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922710700
About this school
Busill Jones Primary School is a primary academy in Walsall. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 235 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Busill Jones 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
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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected 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 | 43 | 46 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 37% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 42% | 48% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 52% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 47% | 41% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 97.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
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 Busill Jones 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 | 33% | 56.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 37% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 282 |
| 2023/24 | 256 |
| 2024/25 | 258 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Busill Jones Primary School compares
Busill Jones Primary School ranked 39th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 9.2% | 49.1% | 235 | — |
| Jubilee Academy Mossley | 62% | 4.9% | 54.6% | 170 | 0.4 miles |
| Elmore Green Primary School | 48% | 6.7% | 47.1% | 314 | 0.5 miles |
| All Saints National Academy | 36% | 9.4% | 60.5% | 208 | 0.6 miles |
| Abbey Primary School | — | — | — | 223 | 0.7 miles |
| Beacon Academy | — | — | — | 488 | 0.8 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
-
Graded inspection report14 April 2026
- 12 March 2024
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.13%
- English as an additional language
- 6.6%
- Overall absence
- 9.18%
- Persistent absence
- 32.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Jubilee Academy Mossley0.4 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Elmore Green Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
All Saints National Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Abbey Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Beacon Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Walsall
Other schools in Walsall
Busill Jones Primary School ranks 32nd 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
- Butts Primary School Primary
- Caldmore Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Busill Jones Primary School teach?
- Busill Jones Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Walsall.
- Who is the headteacher of Busill Jones Primary School?
- The headteacher of Busill Jones Primary School is Mrs Marie Price, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Busill Jones Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Busill Jones 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 Busill Jones Primary School?
- Busill Jones Primary School has 235 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Busill Jones Primary School full?
- Busill Jones Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 235 on roll (75%), 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 Busill Jones Primary School a faith school?
- No. Busill Jones Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Busill Jones Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Busill Jones Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Busill Jones Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Busill Jones 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 Busill Jones Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Busill Jones Primary School compare with other schools in Walsall?
- Busill Jones Primary School ranked 39th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Busill Jones Primary School's absence rate?
- Busill Jones Primary School's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Busill Jones Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Busill Jones 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 10 July 2026.