Whetstone Field Primary School, Walsall

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Whetstone Field Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Walsall and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 70% in reading and 80% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 33 families put Whetstone Field Primary School as their first choice and 90 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Whetstone Field Primary School are St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 93% reading, 97% maths); Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 75% reading, 71% maths); Leighswood School (1.2 miles, Good, 72% reading, 72% maths); and Blackwood School (1.4 miles, 85% reading, 89% maths).

Whetstone Field Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

12.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (82%), Asian (10%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 13 pupils (5.7%) received SEN support and 6 (2.6%) 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.

Whetstone Field Primary School had 14 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 Walsall Rail Station, about 2.9 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Gaydon Road (after), 250 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Whetstone Field Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 60 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, violence and sexual offences and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Walsall (297).

In 2024/25, Whetstone Field Primary School issued 8 suspensions, 3.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Whetstone Field Primary School are St Francis of Assisi Catholic College (0.4 miles) and Aldridge School - A Science College (0.4 miles).