Primary school in Willenhall, Walsall
Barcroft Academy
Barcroft, Willenhall, West Midlands, WV13 1NA
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 October 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 453
- Places
- 472
- How full
- Nearly full — 453 of 472 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 226 / 227
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Walsall 025B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 21%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 27%
- Households owning their home
- 45%
- Households in social housing
- 29%
- Households with no car
- 31%
- Adults economically inactive
- 39%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- LIGHTHOUSE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Gillian Locke
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Ward
- Willenhall South
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton South East
- URN
- 151997
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Giles Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2024 | 77% | 0.4 mi |
| Bentley West Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Requires improvement 2022 | 38% | 0.7 mi |
| County Bridge Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 77% | 0.7 mi |
| Short Heath Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 33% | 0.7 mi |
| Rosedale Church of England C Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | — | 0.8 mi |
| Fibbersley Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 54% | 0.8 mi |
| Lodge Farm Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 39% | 1 mi |
| King Charles Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 46% | 1.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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