Park Hall Junior Academy, Walsall

Ofsted's report card from its 28 April 2026 inspection grades Park Hall Junior Academy on 6 areas: 3 expected standard and 3 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils' attendance is a high priority for leaders."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders and staff share high expectations for all pupils."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise pupils' personal development."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Pupils have gaps in their foundational knowledge, particularly in reading, spelling and writing."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "Staff do not consistently check pupils' understanding effectively."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "Recently, leaders have acted swiftly and identified appropriate priorities to improve the school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the school's curriculum is delivered consistently well by all staff, taking account of pupils' starting points, so that pupils learn as well as they can"; "Leaders should ensure that all pupils secure essential knowledge by strengthening teaching, so gaps are identified and addressed promptly, enabling pupils to achieve fluency and accuracy, particularly in reading, spelling and handwriting"; "Those responsible for governance should ensure that all involved have an accurate view of the standard of education in the school and challenge leaders more effectively in achieving their priorities"; "Leaders should ensure staff hold consistently high expectations of pupils' behaviour and what they can achieve, so that pupils develop high levels of resilience and self-discipline".

In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils at Park Hall Junior Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 82% 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 (89% in reading, 86% in maths).

Across Walsall, 94% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Walsall lodged 44 appeals against primary school offers; 30 reached a hearing and 1 succeeded (3.3% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Park Hall Junior Academy are Park Hall Infant Academy (under 0.1 miles, Good); Yew Tree Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 64% reading, 64% maths); St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 83% maths); and Whitehall Junior Community School (0.9 miles, Good, 78% reading, 83% maths).

Park Hall Junior Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Park Hall Junior Academy is one of 2 schools run by The Loriners Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

44 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Park Hall Junior Academy (as of September 2026): 75% would recommend the school, 77% say their child is happy there and 40% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (80%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (40%).

13.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 68.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (82%), White British (8%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 50 pupils (12.2%) received SEN support and 12 (2.9%) 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.

Park Hall Junior Academy had 17 teachers in 2026, one for every 24 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Tame Bridge Parkway Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lonsdale Road (after), 60 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 71 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Walsall (297).

Park Hall Junior Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Park Hall Junior Academy are Queen Mary's Grammar School (0.8 miles) and Q3 Academy Great Barr (1.3 miles).