Whetstone Field Primary School

Primary · Walsall · WS9 0HJ · URN 104198

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-10-04Cohort 229

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 29

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 65 schools in Walsall

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
59%
Walsall 58.2%England 61%
0.8 percentage points above 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
107
Walsall 104.89England 105
2.1 above the area average of 104.9
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
105
Walsall 103.87England 105
1.1 above the area average of 103.9
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
107
Walsall 105.38England 105
1.6 above the area average of 105.4
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
38%
Walsall 29.3%England 32%
8.8 percentage points above the area average of 29.3
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
83%
Walsall 72.1%
10.9 percentage points above the area average of 72.1
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
69%
Walsall 67.8%
1.2 percentage points above the area average of 67.8
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
76%
Walsall 70%
6 percentage points above the area average of 70
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
29
Walsall 49
20.3 below 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	59% Walsall 58.2%England 61%	0.8 percentage points above the area average of 58.2	2 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	107 Walsall 104.89England 105	2.1 above the area average of 104.9	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	105 Walsall 103.87England 105	1.1 above the area average of 103.9	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	107 Walsall 105.38England 105	1.6 above the area average of 105.4	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	38% Walsall 29.3%England 32%	8.8 percentage points above the area average of 29.3	6 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	83% Walsall 72.1%	10.9 percentage points above the area average of 72.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	69% Walsall 67.8%	1.2 percentage points above the area average of 67.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	76% Walsall 70%	6 percentage points above the area average of 70	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	29 Walsall 49	20.3 below 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: 1.3% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 12.6% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 5.7% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 11.1pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 38% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 0% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 21.3pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 59% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 80% 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 Whetstone Field Primary School Good at its inspection on 04/10/2023.
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