Moorcroft Wood Academy, Walsall
Moorcroft Wood Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Walsall, part of Lighthouse Multi Academy Trust.
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Walsall (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Moorcroft Wood Academy in detail
Results
Moorcroft Wood Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Moorcroft Wood Primary School (URN 135016), 81% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Moorcroft Wood Academy
For September 2026 entry, 35 families put Moorcroft Wood Academy as their first choice and 46 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Moorcroft Wood Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Moorcroft Wood Academy are St Martin's Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 79% reading, 79% maths); Wednesbury Oak Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 78% reading, 81% maths); Wilkinson Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 84% reading, 89% maths); and Pinfold Street Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 67% reading, 77% maths).
St Martin's Church of England Primary SchoolWednesbury Oak AcademyWilkinson Primary SchoolPinfold Street Primary School
The trust
Moorcroft Wood Academy is one of 9 schools run by Lighthouse Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
49.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 11.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (70%), Asian (11%) and Mixed (9%).
Moorcroft Wood Academy has a resourced provision for autism: 8 places, 8 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Bradley Lane (West Midlands Metro), about 410 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dorothy Purcell School (opposite), 60 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Moorcroft Wood Academy are Gospel Oak School (0.4 miles); Grace Academy Darlaston (1 mile); St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall (1.2 miles); and Ormiston SWB Academy (1.3 miles).
Gospel Oak SchoolGrace Academy DarlastonSt Thomas More Catholic School, WillenhallOrmiston SWB Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Moorcroft Wood Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as Moorcroft Wood Primary School (URN 135016), it was rated Good in February 2014.
At a Glance
49.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
22.9
Avg class size
29.5
Infant (KS1)
29.8
KS2
9
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at Moorcroft Wood Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for Moorcroft Wood Primary School (URN 135016), the school Moorcroft Wood Academy replaced. There are no figures for Moorcroft Wood Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 81% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 94% to 77% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 75% to 81% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Moorcroft Wood Academy
Term dates
Moorcroft Wood 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
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Moorcroft Wood Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Moorcroft Wood 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
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 7 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Moorcroft Wood Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Full
260 pupils
260 places
No spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Walsall
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Walsall
Across Walsall council
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: Oversubscribed
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
39
SEN Support
15
EHC Plans
20.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Moorcroft Wood Academy has a resourced provision for autism: 8 places, 8 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
260
Total Pupils
139
Boys
121
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
17.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,897
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Moorcroft Wood Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published for Moorcroft Wood Primary School (URN 135016), the school Moorcroft Wood Academy replaced. There are no figures for Moorcroft Wood Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
7.8%
Overall absence
21.9%
Persistent absence
192
Enrolments
Absence trend
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 Moorcroft Wood Academy
Are there exam results for Moorcroft Wood Academy?
Moorcroft Wood Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Moorcroft Wood Primary School (URN 135016), 81% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Moorcroft Wood Academy's Ofsted rating?
Moorcroft Wood Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as Moorcroft Wood Primary School (URN 135016), it was rated Good in February 2014.
What is the catchment area for Moorcroft Wood Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Moorcroft Wood Academy is oversubscribed, Walsall allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How big are the classes at Moorcroft Wood Academy?
Classes at Moorcroft Wood Academy average 22.9 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Moorcroft Wood Academy?
Moorcroft Wood Academy has around 260 pupils on roll. 50% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Moorcroft Wood Academy have specialist SEN provision?
Moorcroft Wood Academy has a resourced provision for autism: 8 places, 8 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to Moorcroft Wood Academy?
Apply through Walsall's coordinated admissions process, naming Moorcroft Wood 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.
How many road collisions happen near Moorcroft Wood Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 7 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Moorcroft Wood Academy?
Moorcroft Wood Academy is at Bull Lane, Bilston, Walsall, West Midlands, WV14 8NE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)