Best Schools in Wednesbury

How many schools are there in Wednesbury?

Wednesbury has 23 open schools: 16 state primary, 4 state secondary or all-through, 2 special and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Wednesbury are rated Outstanding?

4 schools in Wednesbury were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Old Park Primary School; St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston; Kings Hill Primary School; and Rowley View Nursery School. Counting Good as well, 95% of the 20 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Old Park Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, DarlastonKings Hill Primary SchoolRowley View Nursery School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Wednesbury get the best GCSE results?

Of the 5 schools in Wednesbury with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Wood Green Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 43.9 and 40% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 41.5 and 27% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Wodensborough Ormiston Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 41 and 42% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Wood Green AcademyStuart Bathurst Catholic High SchoolWodensborough Ormiston Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Wednesbury have the best SATs results?

Of the 14 primary schools in Wednesbury with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Tameside Primary Academy (95% in reading, 85% in maths); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston (94% in reading, 84% in maths); and Kings Hill Primary School (86% in reading, 86% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Tameside Primary AcademySt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, DarlastonKings Hill Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Wednesbury?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Wednesbury selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Wednesbury have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Wednesbury have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Wednesbury?

Apply to your council - Sandwell or Walsall, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.