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All Saints National Academy, Walsall

Good
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 5–11

All Saints National Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Walsall, part of St Chad's Academies Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 50th-highest of the 51 schools in Walsall with published results, and 13,857th of 14,452 across England. It was 75% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Ofsted
Good (2024)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Walsall (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

All Saints National Academy in detail

Results

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils at All Saints National Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 44% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Walsall and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (62% in reading, 42% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at All Saints National Academy

For September 2026 entry, 11 families put All Saints National Academy as their first choice and 26 named it as one of their preferences, for 11 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at All Saints National Academy

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to All Saints National Academy are St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich (0.2 miles, Good, 90% reading, 83% maths); Elmore Green Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 63% reading, 59% maths); Field Road Academy (0.5 miles); and Busill Jones Primary School (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, 64% reading, 64% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than All Saints National Academy.

St Peter's Catholic Primary School, BloxwichElmore Green Primary SchoolField Road AcademyBusill Jones Primary School

The trust

All Saints National Academy is one of 19 schools run by St Chad's Academies Trust, an academy trust.

All 19 schools in St Chad's Academies Trust

Who goes there

59.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 10.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (71%), Black (9%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 85 pupils (40.9%) received SEN support and 9 (4.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Bloxwich Rail Station, about 440 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Victoria Avenue, 40 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood All Saints National Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, All Saints National Academy issued 20 suspensions, 8.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to All Saints National Academy are Walsall Academy (0.4 miles) and Bloxwich Academy (0.8 miles).

Walsall AcademyBloxwich Academy

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Ruth Adamson
Pupils:208
LA:Walsall
Phone:01922710210
Address:High Street, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3LP
Trust:ST CHAD'S ACADEMIES TRUST (19 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2015

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 30 April 2024View full report
URN:141410
UKPRN:10047546
Diocese:Diocese of Lichfield
Constituency:Walsall and Bloxwich
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its April 2024 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

59.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-4ppMaths+2ppWriting+14pp

Reading has declined from 62% to 58% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 44% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 42% to 56% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

26.0

Avg class size

24.3

Infant (KS1)

8

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near All Saints National Academy.

  • Premier Education- All SaintsAt the school · Not yet graded

Term dates

All Saints National Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Walsall's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Train Stations

Bloxwich Rail Station (Entrance)
440m · 7 min walk

Bus Stops

Victoria Avenue (Stop BB)
42m · 1 min walk
Samuel Street (Stop BA)
56m · 1 min walk
Drake Road (Stop BD)
59m · 1 min walk
The Green (opposite)
102m · 2 min walk
Sandbank (opp)
142m · 2 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. All Saints National Academy is in Walsall; for families living there:

Apply to Walsall for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
66
Fatal
0
Serious
12
Children hurt
16

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 66 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 12 serious and 54 slight.

16 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot, 4 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.

17 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Walsall is 20.5 (the median across 134 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at All Saints National Academy

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  • How many families in Walsall got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

75%

Available places

237 pupils

315 places

78 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Walsall

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,726
Projected new pupils:432

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Walsall

Across Walsall council

Low demand council-wide0.87 applications per place

Places available

3,855

Applications

3,340

Got 1st preference

93.8%

Got preferred school

98.3%

All primary applications across Walsall council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(10)

30 April 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
12 January 2022
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentRequires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsRequires Improvement
8 June 2021

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

85

SEN Support

9

EHC Plans

45.2%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Moderate Learning Difficulty32
Social, Emotional & Mental Health29
Speech, Language & Communication22
Specific Learning Difficulty6
Physical Disability2
Autistic Spectrum Disorder2
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
71.2%
Asian
3.4%
Black
8.7%
Mixed
8.2%
Chinese
1.9%
Other
0.5%
Unclassified
1.0%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals59.6%
English as Additional Language10.6%

208

Total Pupils

116

Boys

92

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

11

Teachers

18.9:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£50,359

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,515

Per pupil

£1688k

Total funding

£191k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£295,627
EAL funding£8,718
Lump sum£145,611

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

9.4%

Overall absence

34.1%

Persistent absence

223

Enrolments

Authorised5.5%
Unauthorised3.9%
Persistent (10%+)34.1%
Severe (50%+)2.7%

Absence trend

6.5%
18/19
5.1%
20/21
8.5%
21/22
11.1%
22/23
11.0%
23/24
9.4%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about All Saints National Academy

What are SATs results like at All Saints National Academy?

Of the pupils at All Saints National Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 58% reached the expected standard in reading and 44% did so in maths.

What is All Saints National Academy's Ofsted rating?

All Saints National Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in April 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2022 it was rated Requires Improvement.

What is the catchment area for All Saints National Academy?

No fixed boundary. When All Saints National Academy is oversubscribed, Walsall allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at All Saints National Academy?

All Saints National Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 75% of its 315 places.

How big are the classes at All Saints National Academy?

Classes at All Saints National Academy average 26 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to All Saints National Academy?

All Saints National Academy has around 208 pupils on roll. 60% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at All Saints National Academy?

9.4% of sessions were missed at All Saints National Academy in 2024/25. 34.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to All Saints National Academy?

Apply through Walsall's coordinated admissions process, naming All Saints National Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does All Saints National Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Premier Education- All Saints (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near All Saints National Academy?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 66 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 12 serious and 54 slight. 16 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot, 4 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 17 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Walsall is 20.5 (the median across 134 schools, same distance and years).

Where is All Saints National Academy?

All Saints National Academy is at High Street, Bloxwich, Walsall, West Midlands, WS3 3LP.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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