How many pupils attend Lindens Academy?

Lindens Academy has 457 pupils on roll.

What ages does Lindens Academy take?

Lindens Academy admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Lindens Academy located?

Lindens Academy is located in Sutton Coldfield, B74 2BB, Walsall.

How do I apply to Lindens Academy?

Lindens Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Lindens Academy?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Lindens Academy was 1.439 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at Lindens Academy?

When Lindens Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care — Children in Care and previous children in care; 2. Siblings at the school or paired junior school — Children who have a sibling in attendance at the school or paired junior school, when the application is submitted and who will still be attending the school at the proposed admission date; 3. Medical or social grounds — Pupils for whom a place at the school is essential on medical or social grounds as supported in writing by a medical practitioner or social worker, and 1 further criteria.

What is the largest ethnic background at Lindens Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 50.1% of pupils at Lindens Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Lindens Academy: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

How close did you need to live?

1.439miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Reception). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

Last distance offered at Lindens Academy, year by year →

How places are decided at Lindens Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in care — Children in Care and previous children in care.
2Siblings at the school or paired junior school — Children who have a sibling in attendance at the school or paired junior school, when the application is submitted and who will still be attending the school at the proposed admission date.
3Medical or social grounds — Pupils for whom a place at the school is essential on medical or social grounds as supported in writing by a medical practitioner or social worker.
4Distance from home to school — Distance between the home address and the school as measured in a straight line with those living closer to the school receiving the higher priority.

Document text refers inconsistently to Walsall Council as admission authority, though document is supplied by Telford & Wrekin Council; PAN not explicitly stated as this year's admission number (60 pupils per year group / 30 per class given as capacity, not confirmed PAN). Transcribed from the school's own determined admission arrangements as published by Walsall Council. Children with an EHCP naming the school are admitted first; that is a statutory duty, not an oversubscription criterion.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Lindens Academy: key facts

How many pupils attend Lindens Academy?: Lindens Academy has 457 pupils on roll.
What ages does Lindens Academy take?: Lindens Academy admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Lindens Academy located?: Lindens Academy is located in Sutton Coldfield, B74 2BB, Walsall.
How do I apply to Lindens Academy?: Lindens Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Lindens Academy?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Lindens Academy was 1.439 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Reception places decided at Lindens Academy?: When Lindens Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care — Children in Care and previous children in care; 2. Siblings at the school or paired junior school — Children who have a sibling in attendance at the school or paired junior school, when the application is submitted and who will still be attending the school at the proposed admission date; 3. Medical or social grounds — Pupils for whom a place at the school is essential on medical or social grounds as supported in writing by a medical practitioner or social worker, and 1 further criteria.
What is the largest ethnic background at Lindens Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 50.1% of pupils at Lindens Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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1.439miles

Last distance offered at Lindens Academy, year by year →

How places are decided at Lindens Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in care — Children in Care and previous children in care.
2Siblings at the school or paired junior school — Children who have a sibling in attendance at the school or paired junior school, when the application is submitted and who will still be attending the school at the proposed admission date.
3Medical or social grounds — Pupils for whom a place at the school is essential on medical or social grounds as supported in writing by a medical practitioner or social worker.
4Distance from home to school — Distance between the home address and the school as measured in a straight line with those living closer to the school receiving the higher priority.

Lindens Academy: key facts

How many pupils attend Lindens Academy?: Lindens Academy has 457 pupils on roll.
What ages does Lindens Academy take?: Lindens Academy admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Lindens Academy located?: Lindens Academy is located in Sutton Coldfield, B74 2BB, Walsall.
How do I apply to Lindens Academy?: Lindens Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Lindens Academy?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Lindens Academy was 1.439 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Reception places decided at Lindens Academy?: When Lindens Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care — Children in Care and previous children in care; 2. Siblings at the school or paired junior school — Children who have a sibling in attendance at the school or paired junior school, when the application is submitted and who will still be attending the school at the proposed admission date; 3. Medical or social grounds — Pupils for whom a place at the school is essential on medical or social grounds as supported in writing by a medical practitioner or social worker, and 1 further criteria.
What is the largest ethnic background at Lindens Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 50.1% of pupils at Lindens Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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