Whetstone Field Primary School

How places are decided at Whetstone Field Primary School

Whetstone Field Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Whetstone Field Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Whetstone Field Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in September 2014 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in October 2023 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Whetstone Field Primary School?

Whetstone Field Primary School has 229 pupils on roll.

What are Whetstone Field Primary School’s exam results?

In 2024-25, 59% of pupils at the end of primary school (key stage 2) reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.

What ages does Whetstone Field Primary School take?

Whetstone Field Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Whetstone Field Primary School located?

Whetstone Field Primary School is located in Walsall, WS9 0HJ, Walsall.

How do I apply to Whetstone Field Primary School?

Whetstone Field 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 close do you need to live to get into Whetstone Field Primary School?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Whetstone Field Primary School was 0.77 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 Whetstone Field Primary School?

When Whetstone Field 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 Whetstone Field Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 81.7% of pupils at Whetstone Field Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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