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Busill Jones Primary School

URN
146785
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Busill Jones Primary School
URN
146785
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

63 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

43

Inspection

78

Admissions Value

60

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#49 of 79 schools in Walsall

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

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Moderate competition
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • 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 Busill Jones Primary School

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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
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
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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 Busill Jones Primary School

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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
20 May 2026
Inspection date
14 April 2026
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingMet

Inspection outcomes

  • Safeguarding

    Met

    Graded 14 April 2026

  • Inclusion

    Expected standard

    Graded 14 April 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)

24

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

33

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

24

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.38×

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://www.busilljonesprimary.co.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 %

64.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

70.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

64.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

59.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

WS3 2QF - Ashley Road, Bloxwich, Walsall

Contact details

Address
Ashley Road, Bloxwich, Walsall
Postcode
WS3 2QF
Phone
1922710700
Website
https://www.busilljonesprimary.co.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.
  • Expected standard

    Graded 14 April 2026

  • Achievement

    Expected standard

    Graded 14 April 2026

  • Attendance and behaviour

    Needs attention

    Graded 14 April 2026

  • Personal development and wellbeing

    Expected standard

    Graded 14 April 2026

  • Leadership and governance

    Expected standard

    Graded 14 April 2026

  • Early years

    Expected standard
  • View official Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)

    Inspection history

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

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    20 May 202614 April 2026S5 InspectionReport cardView report for inspection published 20 May 2026
    29 April 202412 March 2024Academy First Section 5Requires improvementView report for inspection published 29 April 2024
    • Report card

      Published
      20 May 2026
      Inspected
      14 April 2026
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • Requires improvement

      Published
      29 April 2024
      Inspected
      12 March 2024
      Type
      Academy First Section 5
      Report
      View report

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

    Offer rate

    72.7%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 24

    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
    Busill Jones Primary School17 mPrimaryClosed
    Grace Academy632 mNot applicableClosed
    Mossley Infant School647 mPrimaryClosed
    Jubilee Academy Mossley647 mPrimaryOpen
    Mossley Primary School647 mPrimaryClosed
    Mossley Junior School647 mPrimaryClosed
    Bloxwich Academy656 mAll-throughOpen
    Frank F Harrison Engineering College656 mSecondaryClosed
    Mary Elliot School656 mNot applicableClosed
    Elmore Green Primary School739 mPrimaryOpen
    • Busill Jones Primary School
      Distance
      17 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Grace Academy
      Distance
      632 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Mossley Infant School
      Distance
      647 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Jubilee Academy Mossley
      Distance
      647 m
      Phase
      Primary
      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
    Mossley Primary School
    Distance
    647 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Mossley Junior School
    Distance
    647 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Bloxwich Academy
    Distance
    656 m
    Phase
    All-through
    Status
    Open
  • Frank F Harrison Engineering College
    Distance
    656 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Mary Elliot School
    Distance
    656 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Elmore Green Primary School
    Distance
    739 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    WV12 5XB
    Status
    Closed