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Moorcroft Wood Primary School

Bull Lane, Bilston, Walsall, WV14 8NE

Primary

Phase

260

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Closed on 31 August 2025 and continues as Moorcroft Wood Academy (URN 151998) (opened 1 September 2025). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
74.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
13.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
81.0%
Writing (Expected)
81.0%
Maths (Expected)
77.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
77.0%
Reading avg scaled score
107.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
107.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
107.0
Cohort Size
31

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
267
Boys
135 (51%)
Girls
132 (49%)
Capacity
260 (103% full)
SEND
16.5%
FSM Eligible
56.3%
EAL
15.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
6.4%
SEN Support
10.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
19.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
12.5
Budget per Pupil
£7,637/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
7.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
21.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 71.4%
  • Asian Indian: 8.7%
  • White Other: 6.4%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.0%
  • Mixed Other: 2.3%
  • Black African: 2.3%
  • Asian Other: 1.5%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.1%

71.4%

White British

8.7%

Asian Indian

6.4%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

postbox@moorcroft-wood.walsall.sch.uk

Bull Lane

Walsall, West Midlands

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Administrative

URN
135016
UKPRN
10079960
Establishment No.
3327

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