Park Hall Road, Walsall, West Midlands WS5 3HF
10 reasons to choose Park Hall Junior Academy
Top line
Park Hall Junior Academy has a Schoolsmith Score® of 71. It is one of the best state primary schools in Walsall and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Park Hall Junior Academy is a state junior school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 7 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. It is a Single Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection.
Average class size
Park Hall Junior Academy has four classes per year, and an average class size of 26 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Park Hall Junior Academy ranks in the top 3% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 18% of schools.
The Park Hall Junior Academy curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. British Council’s International School Award for international learning activities. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Park Hall Junior Academy
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Park Hall Junior Academy
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 5.15pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Park Hall Junior Academy
Mayfield Preparatory School (1.2 miles); Hydesville Tower Prep School (1.6 miles); Emmanuel School, Primary, Walsall (2.5 miles).
St Mary’s The Mount Catholic Primary School, Walsall (0.8 miles); Whitecrest Primary School (2.4 miles); St Anne’s Catholic Primary School, Streetly (3.5 miles).
Hydesville Tower School (1.6 miles); Emmanuel School, Walsall (2.5 miles); Highclare School (6.6 miles).
Queen Mary’s Grammar School (0.9 miles); Queen Mary’s High School (1.9 miles); Barr Beacon School (2.4 miles).