Watling Street Primary School

How places are decided at Watling Street Primary School

Watling Street Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Watling Street Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Watling Street Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in November 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Watling Street Primary School?

Watling Street Primary School has 235 pupils on roll.

What ages does Watling Street Primary School take?

Watling Street Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Watling Street Primary School located?

Watling Street Primary School is located in Walsall, WS8 7LW, Walsall.

How do I apply to Watling Street Primary School?

Watling Street Primary School 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 far from Watling Street Primary School were places offered?

The furthest place offered at Watling Street Primary School for 2025-26 (Reception) was 5.995 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

How are Reception places decided at Watling Street Primary School?

When Watling Street Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children and young people in care, and previous children and young people in care — Children who at the time of application are in the care of a local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of its social services functions; and children who ceased to be looked after through adoption, a child arrangements order or a special guardianship order, and children who appear to a local authority to have been in state care outside England and ceased to be so because of being adopted; 2. Sibling at the school or paired junior school — Children with a sibling in attendance at the school, or at the paired junior school, when the application is submitted and who will still be attending at the proposed admission date. A sibling is a child resident at the same address who is a brother or sister sharing the same parents, a half-brother or sister sharing one common parent, a step-brother or sister, or any other child shown to be residing permanently at the same address; 3. Medical or social grounds — Pupils for whom a place at the school is essential on medical or social grounds, supported in writing by a medical practitioner or a social worker. Evidence must state why the preferred school is the only school that can meet the child’s needs. Applications are subject to verification by the Admissions & Education Sufficiency Service Manager. Priority is given only in very exceptional cases, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Distance, measured in a straight line, decides between applicants who are otherwise equally placed.

What is the largest ethnic background at Watling Street Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 86.8% of pupils at Watling Street Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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