Bentley West Primary School
Monmouth Road, Bentley, Walsall, WS2 0EQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEIGH TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Rebecca Stanley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Leigh Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton South East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 494
- Pupils on roll
- 436
- URN
- 150291
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922720792
About this school
Bentley West Primary School is a primary academy in Walsall. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 436 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bentley 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Bentley West Primary School Additionally Resourced for Hearing Impaired (URN 104174).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 45% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 47% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 |
How Bentley West Primary School compares
Bentley West Primary School ranked 56th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 6.8% | 42.4% | 436 | — |
| King Charles Primary School | 46% | 7.7% | 43.8% | 436 | 0.4 miles |
| County Bridge Primary School | 77% | 4.6% | 45.5% | 229 | 0.5 miles |
| Lodge Farm Primary School | 39% | 6.6% | 48.3% | 376 | 0.5 miles |
| Rosedale Church of England C Infant School | — | 9.5% | 34.9% | 199 | 0.6 miles |
| Short Heath Junior School | 33% | 9.2% | 45.8% | 305 | 0.6 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)
- 42.36%
- English as an additional language
- 16.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.78%
- Persistent absence
- 19.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King Charles Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
County Bridge Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Walsall
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Lodge Farm Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Willenhall
-
Rosedale Church of England C Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Willenhall
-
Short Heath Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Willenhall
Other schools in Walsall
Bentley West Primary School ranks 47th 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
- 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
- Caldmore Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bentley West Primary School teach?
- Bentley West Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Walsall.
- Who is the headteacher of Bentley West Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bentley West Primary School is Miss Rebecca Stanley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bentley West Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bentley 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 Bentley West Primary School?
- Bentley West Primary School has 436 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bentley West Primary School full?
- Bentley West Primary School has capacity for 494 pupils and 436 on roll (88%), 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 Bentley West Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bentley West Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bentley West Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bentley West Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Bentley West Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Bentley West Primary School is part of LEIGH TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Bentley West Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Bentley West Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How does Bentley West Primary School compare with other schools in Walsall?
- Bentley West Primary School ranked 56th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bentley West Primary School's absence rate?
- Bentley West Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census.
- What are Bentley West Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bentley 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 10 July 2026.