Primary school in Walsall
Sunshine Academy
Blakenall Lane, Leamore, Walsall, West Midlands, WS3 1HF
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 December 2021.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 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
- 150
- Places
- 180
- How full
- 83% full — 150 of 180 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 74 / 76
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Walsall 012A, 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
- 18%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 29%
- Households owning their home
- 47%
- Households in social housing
- 27%
- Households with no car
- 28%
- Adults economically inactive
- 40%
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 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- LIGHTHOUSE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: S Corkindale
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Ward
- Blakenall
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- URN
- 152000
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leamore Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 63% | 0.2 mi |
| Field Road AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 0.2 mi |
| Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 0.3 mi |
| Goldsmith Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 75% | 0.4 mi |
| Rivers Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 54% | 0.6 mi |
| All Saints National AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 36% | 0.7 mi |
| Elmore Green Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 48% | 0.7 mi |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, BloxwichVoluntary aided school | Good 2024 | 72% | 0.7 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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