Schools in WS8
Primary and secondary schools serving WS8, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 27,359 (2024)
Schools in WS8
12 schools in WS8: 7 primary, 3 secondary and 2 other. 90% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 11 that publish a capacity are 87% full overall, and 3 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent8.3%
- Good66.7%
- Needs improvement8.3%
- Not rated16.7%
The largest schools here
- Shire Oak AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,149 pupils · 77% fullNeeds improvement1 mile · June 2018
- Erasmus Darwin AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,112 pupils · 103% fullGood1.5 miles · May 2023
- Brownhills Ormiston AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 778 pupils · 81% fullNot rated0.5 miles
- Watling Street Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 235 pupils · 112% fullGood0.6 miles · November 2022
- Walsall Wood SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 231 pupils · 110% fullGood1.1 miles · October 2022
- St James AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 220 pupils · 93% fullGood0.2 miles · February 2024
- Millfield Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 217 pupils · 92% fullGood0.5 miles · November 2019
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 197 pupils · 94% fullGood0.6 miles · October 2022
- Brownhills West Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 190 pupils · 78% fullNot rated1.1 miles
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 104 pupils · 50% fullGood0.3 miles · April 2024
- Ogley Hay Nursery SchoolNursery · ages 2–5 · 92 pupilsExcellent0.2 miles · January 2023
- Chasetown Community SchoolOther · ages 7–13 · 81 pupils · 96% fullGood1.6 miles · June 2023
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.