Short Heath Junior School

Primary · Walsall · WV12 4DS · URN 104188

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-11-30Cohort 305

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 94

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 65 schools in Walsall

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
33%
Walsall 58.2%England 61%
25.2 percentage points below the area average of 58.2
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
0%
Walsall 6.4%England 8%
6.4 percentage points below the area average of 6.4
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
103
Walsall 104.89England 105
1.9 below the area average of 104.9
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
103
Walsall 103.87England 105
0.9 below the area average of 103.9
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
104
Walsall 105.38England 105
1.4 below the area average of 105.4
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
23%
Walsall 29.3%England 32%
6.2 percentage points below the area average of 29.3
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
61%
Walsall 72.1%
11.1 percentage points below the area average of 72.1
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
45%
Walsall 67.8%
22.8 percentage points below the area average of 67.8
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
60%
Walsall 70%
10 percentage points below the area average of 70
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
94
Walsall 49
44.7 above the area average of 49.3
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Walsall	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	33% Walsall 58.2%England 61%	25.2 percentage points below the area average of 58.2	28 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	0% Walsall 6.4%England 8%	6.4 percentage points below the area average of 6.4	8 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	103 Walsall 104.89England 105	1.9 below the area average of 104.9	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	103 Walsall 103.87England 105	0.9 below the area average of 103.9	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	104 Walsall 105.38England 105	1.4 below the area average of 105.4	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	23% Walsall 29.3%England 32%	6.2 percentage points below the area average of 29.3	9 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	61% Walsall 72.1%	11.1 percentage points below the area average of 72.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	45% Walsall 67.8%	22.8 percentage points below the area average of 67.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	60% Walsall 70%	10 percentage points below the area average of 70	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	94 Walsall 49	44.7 above the area average of 49.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Walsall · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.2 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 12.5% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 51.1% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 30.8% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 8pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 23% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 0% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 15.9pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 33% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 87.3% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-11-10. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Short Heath Junior School Good at its inspection on 30/11/2022.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Short Heath Junior School is a primary school in Walsall, postcode WV12 4DS (URN 104188).
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