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Bentley West Primary School

URN
150291
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Bentley West Primary School
URN
150291
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

36 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

50

Admissions Value

31

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

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School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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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: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • 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.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
23 January 2023
Inspection date
29 November 2022
Inspection type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Requires improvement

    Graded 23 January 2023

  • Quality of education

    Requires improvement

    Graded 23 January 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High 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

101

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

59

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.71×

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.bentley-west.org.uk

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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 %

58.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

53.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

45.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

38.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

WS2 0EQ - Monmouth Road, Bentley, Walsall, West Midlands

Contact details

Address
Monmouth Road, Bentley, Walsall, West Midlands
Postcode
WS2 0EQ
Phone
1922720792
Website
https://www.bentley-west.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.
  • Good

    Graded 23 January 2023

  • Personal development

    Requires improvement

    Graded 23 January 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Requires improvement

    Graded 23 January 2023

  • Early years

    Requires improvement

    Graded 23 January 2023

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    This inspection was recorded under URN 104174 (Bentley West Primary School Additionally Resourced for Hearing Impaired).

    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    23 January 202329 November 2022Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1Requires improvementView report for inspection published 23 January 2023
    • Requires improvement

      Published
      23 January 2023
      Inspected
      29 November 2022
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
      Report
      View report

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

    Offer rate

    58.4%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 59

    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 West Primary School Additionally Resourced for Hearing Impaired4 mPrimaryClosed
    King Charles Primary School694 mPrimaryOpen
    County Bridge Primary School727 mPrimaryOpen
    Lodge Farm Primary School752 mPrimaryOpen
    Lodge Farm Infant School752 mPrimaryClosed
    Lodge Farm Junior School752 mPrimaryClosed
    Lodge Farm Primary752 mPrimaryClosed
    New Leaf School846 mNot applicableOpen
    New Leaf School847 mNot applicableClosed
    Jane Lane School848 mNot applicableOpen
    • Bentley West Primary School Additionally Resourced for Hearing Impaired
      Distance
      4 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • King Charles Primary School
      Distance
      694 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • County Bridge Primary School
      Distance
      727 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Lodge Farm Primary School
      Distance
      752 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

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    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Walsall)

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    • Abbey Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
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      Status
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    • Albion Road Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
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      Status
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    • All Saints National Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
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      Status
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    • Allens Rough Primary School
    Lodge Farm Infant School
    Distance
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    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Lodge Farm Junior School
    Distance
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    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Lodge Farm Primary
    Distance
    752 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • New Leaf School
    Distance
    846 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
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  • New Leaf School
    Distance
    847 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Jane Lane School
    Distance
    848 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    WV12 5XB
    Status
    Closed