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Hillary Primary School

Primary Ages 3-11 675 pupils Walsall
Ofsted: Requires Improvement
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Hillary Primary School is an academy converter in Walsall for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 675 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Hillary Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in June 2023 of its predecessor, Hillary Primary School.

Ofsted inspection: June 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Hillary Street
Pleck
Walsall
West Midlands
WS2 9BP
Reference Number 151662

General Makeup

Number of pupils 675
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.44%
Girls: 51.56%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 41.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 62.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.1
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 37 51 88
2 47 41 88
3 41 45 86
4 49 34 83
5 38 50 88
6 39 54 93

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
Pakistani 31.4%
Indian 13%
African 9.8%
White, Other 5.2%
Asian, Other 4%
White, British 3.3%
Mixed, Other 3%
White & Asian 2.1%
Caribbean 1.3%
Unclassified 0.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Hillary Primary School, inspected in June 2023.

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
05 Jun 2025 Academy conversion letter

Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 16 0
Third Preference 7 0
From another Local Authority 3 1

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover).

In 2025–26 Hillary Primary School had 20.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).

Pupils per teacher

2026
Pupils per adult 11.0
Teachers who left state teaching –
Teachers who took any sick leave –
Sick days per teacher –

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 21.8% of pupils at Hillary Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 81 13
Moderate learning difficulty 39 0
Social, emotional and mental health 24 2
Severe learning difficulty 0 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 3 1
Vision impairment 0 1

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

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Hillary Primary School is part of The Forge Brook Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

What is Hillary Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hillary Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in June 2023 of its predecessor, Hillary Primary School.

When was Hillary Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hillary Primary School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Hillary Primary School have?

Hillary Primary School has 675 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hillary Primary School cover?

Hillary Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Hillary Primary School?

Hillary Primary School is at Hillary Street, Pleck, Walsall, West Midlands, WS2 9BP.

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