Short Heath Junior School
About the school
Short Heath Junior School is an open primary school in Walsall.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 30 November 2022
- Published
- 17 January 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 33%
- Walsall
- 59%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 0%
- Walsall
- 6%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 61%
- Walsall
- 74%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 45%
- Walsall
- 69%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 60%
- Walsall
- 73%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 60%
- Walsall
- 73%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 23%
- Walsall
- 30%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 80%
- Walsall
- 79%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 103
- Walsall
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 103
- Walsall
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Walsall
- 106
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
336
Girls
43.45%
Boys
56.55%
SEN support
25.60%
Education, health and care plan
11.31%
English as an additional language
17.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
45.83%
Overall absence
9.24
Persistent absence
30.33