By Rachel Alexander

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The schools, some maintained by Walsall Council and others by an academy trust, have been ranked by the government on the percentage of children meeting the expected national standards.

St Anne’s Catholic Primary School in Streetly ranks first, with 100 per cent of its students meeting the expected standard in the last academic year.

At the opposite end of the table is the All Saints National Academy in Bloxwich, part of St Chad’s Academies Trust, where less than a quarter of its students are meeting the expected standard.

Here’s the top 15 schools in the borough of Walsall with the highest percentages of children meeting the expected standard:

St Anne’s Catholic Primary School, Streetly – 100 per centCroft Academy, Walsall – 89 per centReedswood E-ACT Academy, Reedswood – 83 per centSt Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School, Aldridge – 83 per centWalsall Wood School, Walsall Wood – 83 per centRivers Primary Academy, Bloxwich – 82 per centSt Michael’s Church of England Primary School, Walsall – 82 per centKings Hill Primary School, Wednesbury – 81 per centManor Primary School, Streetly – 77 per centSt Mary’s The Mount Catholic Primary School, Walsall – 77 per centSt Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, Blakenall – 77 per centNew Invention Junior School, Willenhall – 76 percentGoldsmith Primary Academy, Blakenall – 75 per centLindens Primary School, Streetly – 75 per centSt Francis Catholic Primary School – Shelfield, 75 per centHere’s the bottom 15 schools in the borough of Walsall with the lowest percentages of children meeting the expected standard:All Saints National Academy, Bloxwich – 24 per centGreenfield Primary School, Shelfield – 29 per centBirchills Church of England Community Academy, Birchills – 30 per centBusill Jones Primary School, Bloxwich – 37 per centBentley West Primary School, Walsall – 37 per centPool Hayes Primary School, Willenhall – 39 per centBlakenall Heath Junior School – 39 per centLodge Farm Primary School, Willenhall – 42 per centOld Church CoE Primary School, Wednesbury – 44 per centPelsall Village School – 46 per centRadleys Primary School, Rushall – 48 per centSt Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School, Brownhills – 50 per centCaldmore Primary Academy – 50 per centAlumwell Junior School – 50 per centEdgar Stammers Primary Academy, Blakenall – 51 per cent

Councillor Mark Statham, portfolio holder for children’s, families and lifelong learning at Walsall Council said: “Every child should have access to a high-quality education, and Department for Education data from 2024 showed a higher proportion of schools in Walsall are graded to be ‘Good’ or better by Ofsted than the national average.

“Each child’s learning journey is unique, and Walsall’s Learning Alliance is fully committed to ensuring that children and young people can learn and thrive at school, so they can achieve their very best.”