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Reedswood E-ACT Academy

URN
138452
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Reedswood E-ACT Academy
URN
138452
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Exceptional

94 / 100

Exceptional

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

100

Inspection

78

Admissions Value

100

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 5% of primary schools in England

Top 5% nationally

#3 of 79 schools in Walsall

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Recommended

This school performs well across several areas and may suit many families.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Moderate competition
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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  • Alternative schools
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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Reedswood E-ACT Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Accessible
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Reedswood E-ACT Academy

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Ofsted inspections

Report card (from November 2025)

From November 2025, Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. Schools receive grades across several areas on a report card.

Latest publication date
19 March 2026
Inspection date
27 January 2026
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingMet

Inspection outcomes

  • Safeguarding

    Met

    Graded 27 January 2026

  • Inclusion

    Strong standard

    Graded 27 January 2026

  • Curriculum and teaching

Admissions

Moderate pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

59

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

87

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

59

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.47×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Walsall
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Walsall)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
https://reedswoodacademy.e-act.org.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Walsall to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

87.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

88.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

93.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

83.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

WS2 8RX - Bentley Drive, Walsall, West Midlands

Contact details

Address
Bentley Drive, Walsall, West Midlands
Postcode
WS2 8RX
Phone
1922721323
Website
https://reedswoodacademy.e-act.org.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Walsall
Local authority code
335

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 267 schools in Walsall.

Authority statistics

Total schools

267

Open schools

134

Closed schools

133

Primary schools

179

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Strong standard

    Graded 27 January 2026

  • Achievement

    Exceptional

    Graded 27 January 2026

  • Attendance and behaviour

    Strong standard

    Graded 27 January 2026

  • Personal development and wellbeing

    Exceptional

    Graded 27 January 2026

  • Leadership and governance

    Exceptional

    Graded 27 January 2026

  • Early years

    Strong standard
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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    19 March 202627 January 2026S5 InspectionReport cardView report for inspection published 19 March 2026
    21 November 202114 October 2021S5 InspectionSchool remains GoodView report for inspection published 21 November 2021
    • Report card

      Published
      19 March 2026
      Inspected
      27 January 2026
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good

      Published
      21 November 2021
      Inspected
      14 October 2021
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    67.8%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 58

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    40

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary179 (69.1%)
    • Secondary40 (15.4%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other40 (15.4%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Bentley Drive Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Alumwell Junior School515 mPrimaryOpen
    Alumwell Infant School515 mPrimaryOpen
    Emmanuel School543 mNot applicableOpen
    Alumwell Nursery School573 mNurseryOpen
    Birchills Church of England Community Academy749 mPrimaryOpen
    Birchills Church of England Primary Community School749 mPrimaryClosed
    Birchills CofE Junior School760 mPrimaryClosed
    Birchills CofE Infant School760 mPrimaryClosed
    West Walsall E-ACT Academy909 mSecondaryOpen
    • Bentley Drive Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Alumwell Junior School
      Distance
      515 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Alumwell Infant School
      Distance
      515 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Emmanuel School
      Distance
      543 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Walsall)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey Primary SchoolPrimaryWS3 2RPClosed
    Abbey Primary SchoolPrimaryWS3 2RPOpen
    Albion Road Junior SchoolPrimaryWV13 1NFClosed
    All Saints National AcademyPrimaryWS3 3LPOpen
    Allens Rough Primary SchoolPrimaryWV12 5XBClosed
    • Abbey Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WS3 2RP
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbey Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WS3 2RP
      Status
      Open
    • Albion Road Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WV13 1NF
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints National Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WS3 3LP
      Status
      Open
    • Allens Rough Primary School
    Alumwell Nursery School
    Distance
    573 m
    Phase
    Nursery
    Status
    Open
  • Birchills Church of England Community Academy
    Distance
    749 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Birchills Church of England Primary Community School
    Distance
    749 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Birchills CofE Junior School
    Distance
    760 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Birchills CofE Infant School
    Distance
    760 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • West Walsall E-ACT Academy
    Distance
    909 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    WV12 5XB
    Status
    Closed