Reedswood E-ACT Academy
Bentley Drive, Walsall, WS2 8RX
478 pupils · 114% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- E-ACT
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Free school meals
- 47.6%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Exceptional |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Exceptional |
| Leadership and governance | Exceptional |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 27 January 2026, published 19 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 83% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 15% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.03 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 61 | 92 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 59 | 87 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 52 | 50 | 68 | 52 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 51 | 48 | 79 | 50 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 63 | 89 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 47 | 43 | 68 | 45 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 32 | 30 | 66 | 31 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 43 | 39 | 67 | 41 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Alumwell Infant School 0.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Alumwell Junior School 0.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Birchills Church of England Community Academy 0.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Croft Academy 1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall 1.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- King Charles Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2020) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.