What schools serve Walsall?

There are 107 schools in Walsall, Sandwell, including Yew Tree Primary School, Sandbank Nursery School, Fullbrook Nursery School, Valley Nursery School, Millfields Nursery School and more. You can view each school's catchment area guidance and admissions policy on catchment.school.

How many primary and secondary schools are in Walsall?

Walsall has 69 primary schools and 15 secondary schools. There are also 23 other schools (such as all-through or special schools) in the area. All data is sourced from the Department for Education's GIAS register.

How do I find out if my address is in a school's catchment area in Walsall?

To check whether your address falls within a school's catchment area in Walsall, use the postcode search tool at catchment.school. Catchment area boundaries for Walsall schools are set by Sandwell and reviewed each year. You can also consult the school's admissions policy or contact the Sandwell admissions team directly for the most up-to-date boundary maps.

Who sets catchment area boundaries for schools in Walsall?

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Walsall are set by Sandwell as the admissions authority. Community and voluntary-controlled schools follow the council's published admissions policy, while academies and voluntary-aided schools may set their own. Boundaries are reviewed annually and published each September for the following academic year.

Schools in Walsall

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Walsall has 107 schools across the metropolitan borough, with 69 primary and 15 secondary schools. Walsall Council coordinates admissions for community and voluntary-controlled schools, but the borough has a significant proportion of academies that set their own admissions criteria. Areas such as Streetly, Aldridge, and Brownhills tend to have more oversubscribed schools than the town centre, and popular primaries in these areas have historically offered places within 0.4 miles.

At secondary level, Queen Mary's Grammar School in Walsall town centre is one of the West Midlands' highest-achieving selective schools, drawing applicants from across the borough and beyond via the NFER 11+ test. Non-selective secondary schools in the borough include several outstanding academies. Families should note that Walsall sits within the West Midlands grammar school area, meaning selective places are available without needing to live within a specific catchment boundary.

School demand in Walsall

Across the 81 schools in Walsall with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 93%. 36 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.

22 schools in Walsall have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.

56 of the schools in Walsall are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Sandwell, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.

49 of the schools in Walsall have a current Ofsted rating, of which 42 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.

Primary schools in Walsall: 21 oversubscribed (69)

Yew Tree Primary School

Primary · Community school

Walsall · WS5 4DX

Ages 3-11 647 pupils Capacity 686

Alumwell Junior School

Primary · Community school

Walsall · WS2 9UP

Ages 7-11 360 pupils Capacity 360

Alumwell Infant School

Primary · Community school

Walsall · WS2 9UP

Ages 4-7 270 pupils Capacity 270

Butts Primary School

Primary · Community school

Walsall · WS4 2AH

Ages 3-11 248 pupils Capacity 210

Elmore Green Primary School

Primary · Community school

Walsall · WS3 2HW

Ages 4-11 312 pupils Capacity 315

Leamore Primary School

Primary · Community school

Walsall · WS3 2BB

Ages 2-11 249 pupils Capacity 262

Palfrey Junior School

Primary · Community school

Walsall · WS1 4AH

Ages 7-11 361 pupils Capacity 360

Whitehall Junior Community School

Primary · Community school

Walsall · WS1 3JY

Ages 7-11 347 pupils Capacity 360

Lower Farm Primary School

Primary · Community school

Walsall · WS3 3QH

Ages 2-11 464 pupils Capacity 482

King Charles Primary School

Primary · Community school

Walsall · WS2 0JN

Ages 3-11 451 pupils

County Bridge Primary School

Primary · Community school

Walsall · WS2 0DH

Ages 2-11 231 pupils Capacity 210

Whetstone Field Primary School

Primary · Community school

Walsall · WS9 0HJ

Ages 3-11 224 pupils Capacity 236

Watling Street Primary School

Primary · Community school

Walsall · WS8 7LW

Ages 3-11 238 pupils Capacity 210

Millfield Primary School

Primary · Community school

Walsall · WS8 6BN

Ages 3-11 215 pupils Capacity 236

Radleys Primary School

Primary · Community school

Walsall · WS4 1JJ

Ages 3-11 228 pupils Capacity 236

Pelsall Village School

Primary · Community school

Walsall · WS3 4NJ

Ages 3-11 278 pupils Capacity 330

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Walsall · WS8 7EG

Ages 3-11 204 pupils Capacity 210

St Michael's Church of England C Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Walsall · WS3 4JJ

Ages 3-11 467 pupils Capacity 472

St John's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Walsall · WS9 9NA

Ages 3-11 346 pupils Capacity 394

Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Walsall · WS1 2LP

Ages 7-11 358 pupils Capacity 360

Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Walsall · WS1 3AF

Ages 3-7 317 pupils Capacity 296

St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Walsall · WS1 3AY

Ages 3-11 235 pupils Capacity 210

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Walsall · WS2 8HN

Ages 3-11 220 pupils Capacity 210

St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Walsall · WS3 3LY

Ages 3-11 229 pupils Capacity 262

St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Walsall · WS3 1SP

Ages 3-11 294 pupils Capacity 288

St Francis Catholic Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Walsall · WS4 1RH

Ages 3-11 212 pupils Capacity 210

St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Walsall · WS9 0HA

Ages 3-11 234 pupils Capacity 236

Glenthorne Community Primary School

Primary · Community school

Walsall · WS6 7BZ

Ages 2-11 283 pupils Capacity 315

Landywood Primary School

Primary · Community school

Walsall · WS6 6AQ

Ages 2-11 404 pupils Capacity 393

Leighswood School

Primary · Community school

Walsall · WS9 8HZ

Ages 2-11 475 pupils Capacity 525

Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Walsall · WS9 8NH

Ages 2-11 485 pupils Capacity 500

Chuckery Primary School

Primary · Community school

Walsall · WS1 2DZ

Ages 2-11 455 pupils Capacity 479

Park Hall Infant Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS5 3HF

Ages 3-7 311 pupils Capacity 322

Ryders Hayes School

Primary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS3 4HX

Ages 2-11 457 pupils Capacity 504

Park Hall Junior Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS5 3HF

Ages 7-11 410 pupils Capacity 408

Croft Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Walsall · WS2 8JE

Ages 2-11 252 pupils Capacity 241

Reedswood E-ACT Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Walsall · WS2 8RX

Ages 2-11 498 pupils Capacity 420

Jubilee Academy Mossley

Primary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS3 2SQ

Ages 4-11 194 pupils Capacity 210

Birchills Church of England Community Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Walsall · WS2 8NF

Ages 3-11 442 pupils Capacity 420

Edgar Stammers Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS3 1RQ

Ages 3-11 365 pupils Capacity 367

Rivers Primary Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Walsall · WS3 1LY

Ages 3-11 465 pupils Capacity 446

All Saints National Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Walsall · WS3 3LP

Ages 5-11 228 pupils Capacity 315

St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS9 9EE

Ages 4-11 129 pupils Capacity 140

Caldmore Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS1 3RH

Ages 3-11 424 pupils Capacity 412

North Walsall Primary Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Walsall · WS2 7BH

Ages 3-11 238 pupils Capacity 210

Busill Jones Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Walsall · WS3 2QF

Ages 2-11 258 pupils Capacity 315

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Walsall · WS8 6HX

Ages 3-11 121 pupils Capacity 210

Brownhills West Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS8 7LA

Ages 2-11 190 pupils Capacity 243

Moat Hall Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS6 6BX

Ages 2-11 363 pupils Capacity 420

Greenfield Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS4 1PL

Ages 3-11 260 pupils Capacity 289

Bentley West Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Walsall · WS2 0EQ

Ages 3-11 470 pupils Capacity 494

Walsall Wood School

Primary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS8 7BP

Ages 3-11 234 pupils Capacity 210

Cheslyn Hay Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS6 7JQ

Ages 3-11 450 pupils Capacity 475

Christ Church Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

WALSALL · WS3 1EN

Ages 3-11 446 pupils Capacity 433

Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS1 3HS

Ages 3-7 Capacity 260

Rushall Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS4 1NQ

Ages 3-11 Capacity 250

Delves Infant School

Primary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS5 4PU

Ages 2-7 Capacity 270

Palfrey Infant School

Primary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS1 4HY

Ages 3-7 Capacity 360

Delves Junior School

Primary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS5 4PU

Ages 7-11 Capacity 360

Hillary Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS2 9BP

Ages 3-11 Capacity 708

Beacon Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Walsall · WV12 5HA

Ages 2-11 Capacity 485

St James Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS8 6AE

Ages 3-11 Capacity 236

Moorcroft Wood Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Walsall · WV14 8NE

Ages 2-11 Capacity 260

Field Road Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS3 3JF

Ages 7-11 Capacity 240

Sunshine Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS3 1HF

Ages 3-7 Capacity 180

Castlefort Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS9 9JP

Ages 3-11 Capacity 294

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS6 6PG

Ages 3-11 Capacity 210

Abbey Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS3 2RP

Ages 3-11 Capacity 236

Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS3 3DL

Ages 4-11 Capacity 210

Secondary Schools in Walsall (15)

St Francis of Assisi Catholic College

Secondary · Voluntary aided school

Walsall · WS9 0RN

Ages 11-18 1113 pupils Capacity 1100

Walsall Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

Walsall · WS3 3LX

Ages 11-18 1418 pupils Capacity 1350

Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

Walsall · WS4 1BW

Ages 11-18 1437 pupils Capacity 1375

Shire Oak Academy

Secondary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS9 9PA

Ages 11-18 1297 pupils Capacity 1491

Queen Mary's Grammar School

Secondary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS1 2PG

Ages 11-18 1377 pupils Capacity 792

Queen Mary's High School

Secondary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS4 2AE

Ages 11-18 944 pupils Capacity 858

Barr Beacon School

Secondary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS9 0RF

Ages 11-18 1501 pupils Capacity 1487

Joseph Leckie Academy

Secondary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS5 4PG

Ages 11-18 1520 pupils Capacity 1414

Aldridge School - A Science College

Secondary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS9 0BG

Ages 11-18 1585 pupils Capacity 1489

West Walsall E-ACT Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

Walsall · WS2 9UA

Ages 11-18 1186 pupils Capacity 1100

Blue Coat Church of England Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

Walsall · WS1 2ND

Ages 11-18 967 pupils Capacity 900

Walsall Studio School

Secondary · Studio schools

Walsall · WS1 1RL

Ages 14-19 185 pupils Capacity 300

Great Wyrley Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led

Walsall · WS6 6LQ

Ages 11-18 573 pupils Capacity 1119

Cheslyn Hay Academy

Secondary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS6 7JQ

Ages 11-18 1264 pupils Capacity 1302

Brownhills Ormiston Academy

Secondary · Academy converter

Walsall · WS8 7QG

Ages 11-16 744 pupils Capacity 955

Other Schools in Walsall (23)

Sandbank Nursery School

Nursery · Local authority nursery school

Walsall · WS3 2HR

Ages 2-5 194 pupils

Fullbrook Nursery School

Nursery · Local authority nursery school

Walsall · WS5 4NN

Ages 3-4 162 pupils

Valley Nursery School

Nursery · Local authority nursery school

Walsall · WS3 1HT

Ages 2-4 173 pupils

Millfields Nursery School

Nursery · Local authority nursery school

Walsall · WS3 3LU

Ages 2-4 99 pupils

Alumwell Nursery School

Nursery · Local authority nursery school

Walsall · WS2 9UP

Ages 2-4 142 pupils

Ogley Hay Nursery School

Nursery · Local authority nursery school

Walsall · WS8 6AU

Ages 2-5 91 pupils

Castle School

Not applicable · Community special school

Walsall · WS3 2ED

Ages 7-18 230 pupils Capacity 205

Jane Lane School

Not applicable · Community special school

Walsall · WS2 0JH

Ages 7-16 188 pupils Capacity 175

Old Hall School

Not applicable · Community special school

Walsall · WS2 7LU

Ages 3-11 109 pupils Capacity 80

Emmanuel School

Not applicable · Other independent school

Walsall · WS2 8PR

Ages 3-18 70 pupils Capacity 150

Walsall College

All through · Further education

Walsall · WS2 8ES

Ages 16-99

Abu Bakr Al-Ihsaan Academy

Not applicable · Other independent school

Walsall · WS1 4JJ

Ages 4-16 170 pupils Capacity 909

Abu Bakr Boys School

Not applicable · Other independent school

Walsall · WS1 4JJ

Ages 11-16 65 pupils Capacity 200

Bloxwich Academy

Special · Academy sponsor led

Walsall · WS2 7NR

Ages 3-16 1449 pupils Capacity 1500

Phoenix Academy

Not applicable · Academy special converter

Walsall · WS3 2ED

Ages 4-11 48 pupils Capacity 41

The Ladder School

Not applicable · Free schools alternative provision

Walsall · WS1 1RS

Ages 13-18 44 pupils Capacity 120

Mary Elliot Academy

Not applicable · Academy special sponsor led

Walsall · WS2 7DQ

Ages 11-19 142 pupils Capacity 140

Cherry Tree School

Not applicable · Other independent special school

Walsall · WS1 4AB

Ages 3-19 43 pupils Capacity 130

Bescot Hall

Not applicable · Other independent special school

Walsall · WS2 9TY

Ages 8-16 23 pupils Capacity 72

Ryecroft School

Not applicable · Other independent special school

Walsall · WS2 7AN

Ages 4-18 28 pupils Capacity 60

New Leaf School

Not applicable · Academy alternative provision sponsor led

Walsall · WV12 4EG

Ages 5-16

Oakwood School

Not applicable · Academy special converter

Walsall · WS9 9JS

Ages 3-15 Capacity 150

Elmwood School

Not applicable · Academy special converter

Walsall · WS4 1EG

Ages 11-16 Capacity 67

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Walsall are set by Sandwell and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.

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