Brownhills West Primary School, Walsall

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Brownhills West Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 59% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Walsall and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 74% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 14 families put Brownhills West Primary School as their first choice and 22 named it as one of their preferences, for 14 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Brownhills West Primary School are Watling Street Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 73% reading, 70% maths); St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 78% reading, 78% maths); St James Academy (1.2 miles); and Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 59% reading, 59% maths).

Brownhills West Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Brownhills West Primary School is one of 9 schools run by Central Co-Operative Learning Trust, an academy trust.

23 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Brownhills West Primary School (as of September 2025): 83% would recommend the school, 83% say their child is happy there and 20% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (20%).

58.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 5.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 53 pupils (27.9%) received SEN support and 6 (3.2%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Brownhills West Primary School had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Landywood Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Severn Road (after), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Brownhills West Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 86 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Walsall (297).

In 2024/25, Brownhills West Primary School issued 15 suspensions, 7.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Brownhills West Primary School are Brownhills Ormiston Academy (1 mile), Erasmus Darwin Academy (1.1 miles) and Norton Canes High School (1.6 miles).