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Rushall Primary School, Walsall

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Ages 3–11

Rushall Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Walsall, part of The Mercian Trust. For 2026 entry it had 1.4 first-choice applications for every place.

Demand
Oversubscribed
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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

Rushall Primary School in detail

Rushall Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "The DfE have recently reinforced the need, “to create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation on all schools to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.” The Government set out its definition of British values in the 2011 Prevent Strategy."

The school runs after-school care.

Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

Rushall Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 104196), 52% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

Getting a place at Rushall Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 42 families put Rushall Primary School as their first choice and 87 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 14 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Rushall Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Rushall Primary School are Greenfield Primary School (0.3 miles, 66% reading, 45% maths); St Francis Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 78% reading, 78% maths); St Michael's Church of England C Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 83% reading, 78% maths); and Edgar Stammers Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 68% reading, 70% maths).

Greenfield Primary SchoolSt Francis Catholic Primary SchoolSt Michael's Church of England C Primary SchoolEdgar Stammers Primary Academy

The trust

Rushall Primary School is one of 12 schools run by The Mercian Trust, an academy trust.

All 12 schools in The Mercian Trust

Who goes there

In 2026, 56 pupils (21.5%) received SEN support and 33 (12.7%) 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.

Rushall Primary School has a resourced provision (25 places, 25 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and autism.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Bloxwich Rail Station, about 2 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Heathbridge Close (opposite), 110 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 190 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).

Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime

Location

Likely (~407m)Possible (~582m)Unlikely (~757m)

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 GIAS
Head:Mrs Kate Bargh
Pupils:260
LA:Walsall
Phone:01922682300
Address:Pelsall Lane, Walsall, WS4 1NG
Trust:THE MERCIAN TRUST (12 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 June 2025

Ofsted Rating

Rushall Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in June 2025. Before that, as Rushall Primary School (URN 104196), it was rated Good in June 2015.

URN:151524
UKPRN:10097242
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Aldridge-Brownhills
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

31.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

Resourced provision and SEN unit: Speech and language, Autism

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

26.9

Avg class size

29.7

Infant (KS1)

29.5

KS2

9

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

Results at Rushall Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 104196). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-17ppMaths-8ppWriting-5pp

Reading has declined from 69% to 52% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 72% to 64% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 69% to 64% (2024 to 2025).

How Does This School Compare?

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Keep up with Rushall Primary School

Before and after school care

Rushall Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Walsall

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Rushall Primary School.

  • Simply Out of School990m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Rushall Primary School 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

Bus Stops

Heathbridge Close (opp)
105m · 2 min walk
The Bungalow (after)
233m · 4 min walk
Brewers Drive (opp)
267m · 4 min walk
Millfield Avenue (adj)
420m · 7 min walk
Daisy Bank Close (after)
503m · 8 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Rushall Primary School 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
4
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

1 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 Rushall Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

104%

Over capacity

260 pupils

250 places

10 pupils over capacity

as recorded on GIAS

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: Oversubscribed

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

56

SEN Support

33

EHC Plans

34.2%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Rushall Primary School has a resourced provision (25 places, 25 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and autism.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Resourced Provision

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication42
Moderate Learning Difficulty16
Social, Emotional & Mental Health14
Autistic Spectrum Disorder14
Other2
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
73.8%
Asian
7.7%
Black
2.0%
Mixed
11.5%
Chinese
0.8%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals31.9%
English as Additional Language13.5%

260

Total Pupils

146

Boys

114

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

14

Teachers

18.6:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£57,614

Mean salary

2026 data

Absence at Rushall Primary School before it took its current form in 2025
2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 104196). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

5.4%

Overall absence

17.1%

Persistent absence

211

Enrolments

Authorised3.5%
Unauthorised1.9%
Persistent (10%+)17.1%
Severe (50%+)0.5%

Absence trend

4.3%
18/19
6.1%
20/21
8.7%
21/22
6.5%
22/23
6.0%
23/24
5.4%
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 Rushall Primary School

Are there exam results for Rushall Primary School?

Rushall Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 104196), 52% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

What is Rushall Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Rushall Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in June 2025. Before that, as Rushall Primary School (URN 104196), it was rated Good in June 2015.

What is the catchment area for Rushall Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Rushall Primary School is oversubscribed, Walsall allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

How big are the classes at Rushall Primary School?

Classes at Rushall Primary School average 26.9 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Rushall Primary School?

Rushall Primary School has around 260 pupils on roll. 32% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Rushall Primary School have specialist SEN provision?

Rushall Primary School has a resourced provision (25 places, 25 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and autism.

How do I apply to Rushall Primary School?

Apply through Walsall's coordinated admissions process, naming Rushall Primary School 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 Rushall Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Rushall Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Rushall Primary School: Simply Out of School (990m away, registered, not yet graded).

How many road collisions happen near Rushall Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Rushall Primary School?

Rushall Primary School is at Pelsall Lane, Walsall, WS4 1NG.

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

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