Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy, Walsall
Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Walsall, part of Victoria Academies Trust. It was 94% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
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
Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy in detail
Getting a place at Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy
For September 2026 entry, 80 families put Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy as their first choice and 129 named it as one of their preferences, for 87 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy are Whitehall Junior Community School (0.3 miles, Good, 78% reading, 83% maths); Caldmore Primary Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 64% reading, 71% maths); Palfrey Infant School (0.3 miles); and Palfrey Junior School (0.4 miles, Good, 61% reading, 68% maths).
Whitehall Junior Community SchoolCaldmore Primary AcademyPalfrey Infant SchoolPalfrey Junior School
The trust
Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy is one of 11 schools run by Victoria Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
64.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (80%), Black (6%) and White British (6%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bescot Stadium Rail Station, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Redhouse Street (adjacent), 130 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 493 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Walsall (297), as is usual near a town centre.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy are Joseph Leckie Academy (0.5 miles), Blue Coat Church of England Academy (0.6 miles), Queen Mary's Grammar School (0.6 miles) and Walsall Studio School (0.7 miles).
Joseph Leckie AcademyBlue Coat Church of England AcademyQueen Mary's Grammar SchoolWalsall Studio School
Sources: 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
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 months agoReport card - no single overall grade (Ofsted's framework since November 2025)
Safeguarding standards: met
Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Whitehall Nursery and Infant School (URN 104163), it was rated Outstanding in December 2014.
At a Glance
25.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
28.7
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
10
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy
Before and after school care
Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy 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 Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy.
- St. Martin's Nursery School Pre-Prep and Wrap Around Care920m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Whitehall Nursery and Infant 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
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Whitehall Nursery and Infant 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
- 35
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 15
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 35 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 29 slight.
15 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 10 on foot and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 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 Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
260 pupils
277 places
17 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
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: Every first choice offered
Inspection History
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
34
SEN Support
18
EHC Plans
16.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
313
Total Pupils
163
Boys
150
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
20.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,535
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Whitehall Nursery and Infant School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published for Whitehall Nursery and Infant School (URN 104163), the school Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy replaced. There are no figures for Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
7.2%
Overall absence
23.0%
Persistent absence
187
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
Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy
Questions parents ask about Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy
What is Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy's Ofsted rating?
Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Whitehall Nursery and Infant School (URN 104163), it was rated Outstanding in December 2014.
What is the catchment area for Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy is oversubscribed, Walsall allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy?
Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 94% of its 277 places.
How big are the classes at Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy?
Classes at Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy average 28.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy?
Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy has around 313 pupils on roll. 26% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy?
Apply through Walsall's coordinated admissions process, naming Whitehall Nursery and Infant 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.
Does Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy 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 Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy: St. Martin's Nursery School Pre-Prep and Wrap Around Care (920m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 35 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 29 slight. 15 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 10 on foot and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 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 Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy?
Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy is at West Bromwich Road, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 3HS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)