Schools in WS2
Primary and secondary schools serving WS2, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 55,892 (2024)
Schools in WS2
25 schools in WS2: 13 primary, 3 secondary and 9 other, including 4 independent. 75% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 22 that publish a capacity are 102% full overall, and 13 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent8%
- Good52%
- Needs improvement20%
- Not rated20%
The largest schools here
- Bloxwich AcademyAll-through · ages 3–16 · 1,383 pupils · 92% fullNeeds improvement1.5 miles · February 2026
- West Walsall E-ACT AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,186 pupils · 108% fullGood0.5 miles · January 2023
- Willenhall E-ACT AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,106 pupils · 116% fullNeeds improvement1.1 miles · March 2019
- Hillary Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 675 pupils · 95% fullNeeds improvement1.2 miles · June 2023
- Reedswood E-ACT AcademyPrimary · ages 2–11 · 478 pupils · 114% fullExcellent121 yards · January 2026
- Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 459 pupils · 106% fullGood1.4 miles · March 2023
- Birchills Church of England Community AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 442 pupils · 105% fullGood0.5 miles · April 2024
- Bentley West Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 436 pupils · 88% fullNeeds improvement1 mile · November 2022
- King Charles Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 436 pupilsGood0.6 miles · February 2020
- Lodge Farm Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 376 pupils · 90% fullGood1 mile · February 2024
- Alumwell Junior SchoolPrimary · ages 7–11 · 360 pupils · 100% fullGood0.3 miles · May 2023
- Alumwell Infant SchoolPrimary · ages 4–7 · 267 pupils · 99% fullGood0.3 miles · March 2024
- Croft AcademyPrimary · ages 2–11 · 246 pupils · 102% fullNeeds improvement0.7 miles · June 2018
- North Walsall Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 234 pupils · 111% fullGood0.9 miles · June 2024
- County Bridge Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 229 pupils · 109% fullGood1.1 miles · May 2022
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, WalsallPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 223 pupils · 106% fullGood0.8 miles · February 2026
- Jane Lane SchoolOther · ages 7–16 · 195 pupils · 111% fullGood0.5 miles · October 2023
- Mary Elliot AcademyOther · ages 11–19 · 148 pupils · 106% fullGood1.3 miles · February 2026
- Old Hall SchoolOther · ages 3–11 · 134 pupils · 168% fullGood1.1 miles · March 2023
- Alumwell Nursery SchoolNursery · ages 2–4 · 131 pupilsExcellent0.3 miles · November 2023
- Emmanuel SchoolOther · ages 3–18 · Independent · Faith school · 77 pupils · 51% fullNot rated0.4 miles
- Ryecroft SchoolOther · ages 4–18 · Independent · 57 pupils · 90% fullNot rated1 mile
- Bescot HallOther · ages 8–16 · Independent · 45 pupils · 62% fullNot rated0.7 miles
- West Midlands Education and SkillsOther · ages 9–25 · Independent · 45 pupils · 112% fullNot rated0.8 miles
- Walsall CollegeSixth form / 16+ · ages 16–99Not rated0.9 miles
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.