Brownhills West Primary School
Shannon Drive, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 7LA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST
- Acting Headteacher
- Mr Jonathan McNamee
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Central Co-operative Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Aldridge-Brownhills
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 243
- Pupils on roll
- 190
- URN
- 148906
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01543452766
About this school
Brownhills West Primary School is a primary academy in Walsall. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 190 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brownhills West 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 21 | 27 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 52% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 74% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 70% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 78% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Brownhills West 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 | 38% | 56.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 185 |
| 2023/24 | 184 |
| 2024/25 | 190 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brownhills West Primary School compares
Brownhills West Primary School ranked 43rd of 61 primary schools in Walsall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 8.9% | 59.8% | 190 | — |
| Watling Street Primary School | 57% | 5.1% | 29.6% | 235 | 0.7 miles |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | 52% | 6.3% | 46.3% | 104 | 1.1 miles |
| St James Academy | — | — | — | 220 | 1.2 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | 41% | 4.2% | 22.5% | 197 | 1.3 miles |
| Jerome Primary School | 84% | 4.3% | 16.6% | 214 | 1.4 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)
- 59.76%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.93%
- Persistent absence
- 24.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Watling Street Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
St James Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Jerome Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Cannock
Other schools in Walsall
Brownhills West Primary School ranks 36th 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
- Busill Jones Primary School Primary
- Butts Primary School Primary
- Caldmore Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Brownhills West Primary School teach?
- Brownhills West Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Walsall.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Brownhills West Primary School?
- The acting headteacher of Brownhills West Primary School is Mr Jonathan McNamee, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brownhills West Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brownhills West 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 Brownhills West Primary School?
- Brownhills West Primary School has 190 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Brownhills West Primary School full?
- Brownhills West Primary School has capacity for 243 pupils and 190 on roll (78%), 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 Brownhills West Primary School a faith school?
- No. Brownhills West Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brownhills West Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Brownhills West Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Brownhills West Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Brownhills West Primary School is part of CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Brownhills West Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brownhills West Primary School compare with other schools in Walsall?
- Brownhills West Primary School ranked 43rd of 61 primary schools in Walsall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brownhills West Primary School's absence rate?
- Brownhills West Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brownhills West Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brownhills West 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 3 July 2026.