Sunshine Academy

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Sunshine Infant and Nursery School, inspected in December 2021.

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 Sunshine Academy had 17.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).

Pupils 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, 18.0% of pupils at Sunshine Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

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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All schools in Walsall · Walsall local authority: places and applications

Sunshine Academy is part of Lighthouse Multi Academy Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Field Road Academy Walsall
• Beacon Academy Walsall
• Barcroft Academy Willenhall
• Castlefort Academy Walsall
• St James Academy Walsall
• Moorcroft Wood Academy Walsall
• Meadow View Academy Birmingham
• Lindens Academy Sutton Coldfield

What is Sunshine Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Sunshine Academy is Good, from an inspection in December 2021 of its predecessor, Sunshine Infant and Nursery School.

When was Sunshine Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Sunshine Academy was last inspected in September 2025.

How many pupils does Sunshine Academy have?

Sunshine Academy has 150 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sunshine Academy cover?

Sunshine Academy for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Sunshine Academy?

Sunshine Academy is at Blakenall Lane, Leamore, Walsall, West Midlands, WS3 1HF.