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Barcroft Academy

Primary school in Willenhall, Walsall. Good (Oct 2022).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 18 October 2022, report published 30 November 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

This grade was given to Barcroft Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Barcroft Academy hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around October 2026

The last inspection was in October 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 0.4 milesSt Giles Church of England Primary School

    Primary, Willenhall, Walsall

    School remains Good (Apr 2024)

  2. 0.7 milesBentley West Primary School

    Primary, Walsall

    Requires improvement (Nov 2022)

  3. 0.7 milesCounty Bridge Primary School

    Primary, Walsall

    School remains Good (May 2022)

  4. 0.7 milesShort Heath Junior School

    Primary, Willenhall, Walsall

    School remains Good (Nov 2022)

  5. 0.8 milesRosedale Church of England C Infant School

    Primary, Willenhall, Walsall

    Good (Jun 2023)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.