Schools in Willenhall

About schools in Willenhall

Willenhall lists 17 schools, most of them primary schools. Its three secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One school here provides for children with additional needs.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

60%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 7 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

38.3

average Attainment 8 score, across the 3 schools with published results

Nursery schools1

• Lane Head Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 3 to 5

Primary schools11

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Barcroft Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Fibbersley Park Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• Lodge Farm Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  39%

  expected standard
• New Invention Infant School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• New Invention Learning Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• Pool Hayes Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Rosedale Church of England C Infant School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5 to 7

• Short Heath Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  33%

  expected standard
• St Giles Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Stow Heath Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Woodlands Academy of Learning

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  69%

  expected standard

Secondary schools3

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Pool Hayes Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  37.7

  Attainment 8
• St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 11 to 18

  41.4

  Attainment 8
• Willenhall E-ACT Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

  34.7

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision1

• Shepwell Short Stay School (PRU-Medical)

  Pupil referral unit · Ages 11 to 16

Independent schools1

• WV2 Education

  Other independent school · Ages 8 to 16

Common questions about schools in Willenhall

How many schools does Willenhall have?

OfferDay lists 17 schools in Willenhall, including eleven primary schools and three secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Willenhall?

Every school in Willenhall is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Willenhall ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Willenhall where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.