Primary school in Walsall
Moorcroft Wood Academy
Bull Lane, Bilston, Walsall, West Midlands, WV14 8NE
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 6 March 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 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
- 260
- Places
- 260
- How full
- Full — 260 pupils against 260 places
- Girls / boys
- 121 / 139
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Walsall 038E, 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
- 26%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 24%
- Households owning their home
- 51%
- Households in social housing
- 38%
- Households with no car
- 28%
- Adults economically inactive
- 38%
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 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- LIGHTHOUSE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Ann Adair
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Ward
- Darlaston South
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton South East
- URN
- 151998
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Martin's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 62% | 0.4 mi |
| Wednesbury Oak AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 66% | 0.7 mi |
| Wilkinson Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 72% | 0.8 mi |
| Pinfold Street Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 44% | 0.8 mi |
| Holyhead Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 60% | 0.8 mi |
| Glebefields Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 46% | 0.9 mi |
| Ocker Hill Infant SchoolCommunity school | No grade | — | 0.9 mi |
| Ocker Hill AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 77% | 0.9 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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