Short Heath Junior SchoolLodge Farm Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Willenhall.

Summary of the comparison

Short Heath Junior School and Lodge Farm Primary School are primary schools in Willenhall.

  • Short Heath Junior School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Lodge Farm Primary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Short Heath Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Short Heath Junior School was judged Good and Lodge Farm Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 33.0% for Short Heath Junior School and 39.0% for Lodge Farm Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Short Heath Junior School (74.0% in 2022-23, 33.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Lodge Farm Primary School (48.0% in 2022-23, 39.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Short Heath Junior School versus Lodge Farm Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WillenhallShort Heath Junior SchoolWillenhallLodge Farm Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100Stronger figureD49/100
Local ranking39th of 66 in Walsall Stronger figure46th of 66 in Walsall
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll336 389
Capacity330 420
LocationWillenhall, WV12 4DS Willenhall, WV12 4BU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard33.0% 39.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 Stronger figure101.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Stronger figure101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census336 389
Free school meals (ever 6)45.8% 48.3%
English as an additional language17.0% 30.8%
SEN support25.6% 15.2%
SEN with an EHC plan11.3% 2.8%
Attendance
Overall absence9.2% 6.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence30.3% 22.8% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Short Heath Junior School

Lodge Farm Primary School

Full profiles: Short Heath Junior School · Lodge Farm Primary School