Schools and Education in New Town

There are 116 schools within 5 miles of New Town town centre, including 73 primary and 14 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 89% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Ogley Hay Nursery School, Fulfen Primary School and Pelsall Sure Start Children's Centre. Parents should note that 7 schools have a rating below Good — it's worth reviewing the latest inspection reports.

Total Schools
116
Primary
73
Secondary
14
Good / Outstanding
89%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

53
6
Outstanding (5) Good (53) Requires Improvement (6) Inadequate (1) Not yet inspected (51)
Ogley Hay Nursery School Nursery 0.8 miles Brickiln Street, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6AU Inspected: 10 February 2023 Fulfen Primary School Primary 1.8 miles Gorstey Lea, Burntwood, WS7 9BJ Inspected: 19 January 2024 Pelsall Sure Start Children's Centre 2.7 miles High Street, High Street, Walsall, WS3 4LX Inspected: 26 February 2015 Valley Nursery School Nursery 4.1 miles Blakenall Lane, Blakenall, Walsall, WS3 1HT Inspected: 11 April 2025 Sandbank Nursery School Nursery 4.5 miles Elmore Row, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 2HR Inspected: 29 March 2023
Watling Street Primary School Primary 0.8 miles Watling Street, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 7LW Inspected: 16 January 2023 Erasmus Darwin Academy Secondary 1 miles Pool Road, Burntwood, WS7 3QW Inspected: 07 July 2023 Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary 1.5 miles Church Street, Clayhanger, Walsall, WS8 7EG Inspected: 25 November 2022 Springhill Primary Academy Primary 1.5 miles Glenmore Avenue, Chasetown, Burntwood, WS7 4UN Inspected: 20 November 2024 Chase Terrace Primary School Primary 2 miles Rugeley Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, WS7 1AH Inspected: 23 January 2025 St John's Church of England Primary School Primary 2 miles Brook Lane, Walsall Wood, Walsall, WS9 9NA Inspected: 22 November 2023 Norton Canes Primary Academy Primary 2.3 miles School Road, Norton Canes, Cannock, WS11 9SQ Inspected: 17 September 2024 Ryders Hayes School Primary 2.5 miles Gilpin Crescent, Pelsall, Walsall, WS3 4HX Inspected: 15 May 2023 Jerome Primary School Primary 2.6 miles Hussey Road, Norton Canes, Cannock, WS11 9TP Inspected: 17 March 2023 Pelsall Village School Primary 2.9 miles Old Town Lane, Pelsall, Walsall, WS3 4NJ Inspected: 01 July 2022 St Francis Catholic Primary School Primary 2.9 miles Mill Road, Shelfield, Walsall, WS4 1RH Inspected: 24 May 2022 Leighswood Sure Start Children's Centre 3.1 miles Broad Meadow, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 8FY Inspected: 08 October 2012 St Michael's Church of England C Primary School Primary 3.1 miles Maple Road, Pelsall, Walsall, WS3 4JJ Inspected: 21 June 2024 Maple Hayes Hall School 3.2 miles Abnalls Lane, Lichfield, WS13 8BL Inspected: 21 November 2024 Greenfield Sure Start Children's Centre 3.3 miles Coalheath Lane, Shelfield, Walsall, WS4 1PL Inspected: 28 March 2013 Gentleshaw Primary Academy Primary 3.5 miles Common Side, Gentleshaw, Rugeley, WS15 4LY Inspected: 14 October 2021 Radleys Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Kings Road, Rushall, Walsall, WS4 1JJ Inspected: 31 March 2025 Heath Hayes Primary Academy Primary 3.5 miles Wimblebury Road, Heath Hayes, Cannock, WS12 2EP Inspected: 15 December 2021 Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School Primary 3.6 miles N/A, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 8NH Inspected: 03 July 2024 Rivers Primary Academy Primary 3.6 miles Livingstone Road, Blakenall, Walsall, WS3 1LY Inspected: 25 March 2022 Greysbrooke Primary School Primary 3.7 miles Barnes Road, Shenstone, Lichfield, WS14 0LT Inspected: 23 January 2024 Christ Church CofE (C) Primary School Primary 3.7 miles Christchurch Lane, Lichfield, WS13 8AY Inspected: 16 January 2024 Gorsemoor Primary School Primary 3.7 miles Gorsemoor Road, Heath Hayes, Cannock, WS12 3TG Inspected: 11 November 2021 Five Ways Primary School Primary 3.7 miles Langholm Drive, Heath Hayes, Cannock, WS12 2EZ Inspected: 19 June 2025 Lower Farm Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Bakewell Close, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3QH Inspected: 22 May 2024 St Francis of Assisi Catholic College Secondary 3.9 miles Cranleigh Close, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0RN Inspected: 18 February 2022 Millfields Nursery School Nursery 3.9 miles Lichfield Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3LU Inspected: 24 June 2024 St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School Primary 4 miles Weston Crescent, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0HA Inspected: 09 September 2024 Landywood Primary School Primary 4 miles Holly Lane, Landywood, Walsall, WS6 6AQ Inspected: 09 May 2022 Aldridge School - A Science College Secondary 4.1 miles Tynings Lane, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0BG Inspected: 18 July 2022 Edgar Stammers Sure Start Children's Centre 4.1 miles Harden Road, Coalpool, Walsall, WS3 1RQ Inspected: 28 January 2015 Edgar Stammers Primary Academy Primary 4.1 miles Harden Road, Coalpool, Walsall, WS3 1RQ Inspected: 09 March 2023 St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich Primary 4.1 miles Lichfield Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3LY Inspected: 18 April 2024 Great Wyrley Academy Secondary 4.2 miles Olde Hall Lane, Great Wyrley, Walsall, WS6 6LQ Inspected: 15 February 2023 Blakenall Sure Start Children's Centre 4.2 miles Blakenall Lane, Blakenall, Walsall, WS3 1HJ Inspected: 29 February 2012 Whetstone Field Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Beaufort Way, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0HJ Inspected: 16 November 2023 St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Dartmouth Avenue, Coalpool, Walsall, WS3 1SP Inspected: 17 January 2025 King Edward VI School Secondary 4.3 miles Hillside, Lichfield, WS14 9EE Inspected: 06 December 2022 All Saints National Academy Primary 4.4 miles High Street, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3LP Inspected: 11 June 2024 St Peter's CofE Primary Academy Primary 4.4 miles Willows Croft, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 1BE Inspected: 27 January 2023 Kingsmead School Secondary 4.5 miles Kings Avenue, Cannock, WS12 1DH Inspected: 25 January 2022 Glenthorne Community Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Tennscore Avenue, Cheslyn Hay, Walsall, WS6 7BZ Inspected: 15 May 2024 Leamore Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Bloxwich Road, Leamore, Walsall, WS3 2BB Inspected: 21 September 2021 SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Dimbles Hill, Lichfield, WS13 7NH Inspected: 09 March 2023 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Cherry Orchard, Lichfield, WS14 9AN Inspected: 08 February 2022 Five Spires Academy Primary 4.6 miles Cherry Orchard, Lichfield, WS14 9AN Inspected: 21 September 2023 Elmore Green Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Elmore Green Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 2HW Inspected: 08 May 2024 Bridgtown Primary School Primary 4.7 miles North Street, Bridgtown, Cannock, WS11 0AZ Inspected: 13 January 2025 Phoenix Academy 4.8 miles Odell Road, Leamore, Walsall, WS3 2ED Inspected: 19 January 2023 Ryecroft School 4.8 miles Kent Street, Walsall, WS2 7AN Inspected: 13 May 2025 Hednesford Nursery School Nursery 4.9 miles Eskrett Street, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 1AR Inspected: 21 September 2022 Longdon Hall School 4.9 miles Church Hill, Longdon Green, Staffordshire, WS15 4PT Inspected: 15 October 2025 North Walsall Primary Academy Primary 4.9 miles Kent Street, Walsall, WS2 7BH Inspected: 19 July 2024
Norton Canes High School Secondary 2.5 miles Burntwood Road, Norton Canes, Cannock, WS11 9SP Inspected: 13 June 2024 Walsall Academy Secondary 4 miles Lichfield Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3LX Inspected: 17 May 2023 Little Aston Primary Academy Primary 4.3 miles Walsall Road, Little Aston, Sutton Coldfield, B74 3BE Inspected: 21 December 2023 Nether Stowe School Secondary 4.7 miles St Chad's Road, Lichfield, WS13 7NB Inspected: 05 August 2023 Bloxwich Sure Start Children's Centre 4.8 miles Mossley Lane, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 2SF Inspected: 17 October 2013 Busill Jones Primary School Primary 5 miles Ashley Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 2QF Inspected: 30 April 2024
Landywood Children's Centre 4 miles Holly Lane, Great Wyrley, Walsall, WS6 6AQ Inspected: 03 September 2015
Brownhills Ormiston Academy Secondary 0.4 miles Deakin Avenue, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 7QG St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Primary 0.6 miles Narrow Lane, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6HX Inspected: 10 June 2024 Brownhills Sure Start Children's Centre 0.7 miles Great Charles Street, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6AE Inspected: 03 February 2012 St James Academy Primary 0.7 miles Great Charles Street, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6AE Millfield Primary School Primary 0.9 miles Catshill Road, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6BN Ridgeway Primary Academy Primary 1.1 miles Grange Road, Chasetown, Burntwood, WS7 4TU Chasetown Community School 1.2 miles Church Walk, Chasetown, Burntwood, WS7 3QL Brownhills West Primary School Primary 1.4 miles Shannon Drive, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 7LA Shire Oak Academy Secondary 1.5 miles Lichfield Road, Walsall Wood, Walsall, WS9 9PA St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School Primary 1.5 miles High Street, Chasetown, Burntwood, WS7 3XL Walsall Wood School Primary 1.7 miles Brownhills Road, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 7BP Highfields Primary Academy Primary 1.7 miles Chaseley Gardens, Burntwood, WS7 9BT Chase Terrace Academy Secondary 1.7 miles Fieldhouse Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, WS7 2DB St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy Primary 2 miles Main Street, Stonnall, Walsall, WS9 9EE Oakwood School 2 miles Druids Walk, Walsall Wood, Walsall, WS9 9JS Castlefort Academy Primary 2.1 miles Castlefort Road, Walsall Wood, Walsall, WS9 9JP Holly Grove Primary Academy Primary 2.4 miles Holly Grove Lane, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, WS7 1LU Boney Hay Primary Academy Primary 2.5 miles Chorley Road, Burntwood, WS7 2PF Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy Secondary 2.6 miles Broad Way, High Heath, Walsall, WS4 1BW Inspected: 20 March 2023 Leighswood School Primary 3.1 miles Broad Meadow, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 8HZ Greenfield Primary School Primary 3.3 miles Coalheath Lane, Shelfield, Walsall, WS4 1PL Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Grenfell Road, Little Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3DL Rushall Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Pelsall Lane, Rushall, Walsall, WS4 1NQ Anna Seward Primary Primary 3.8 miles Lowther Street, Lichfield, WS14 0AL Elmwood School 3.9 miles King George Crescent, Rushall, Walsall, WS4 1EG Queen's Croft High School 4 miles Friary Avenue, Lichfield, WS13 6PJ The Friary School Secondary 4 miles Stafford Road, Lichfield, WS13 7EW St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Primary 4 miles Belmont Close, Great Wyrley, Walsall, WS6 6PG Goldsmith Primary Academy Primary 4.1 miles Goldsmith Road, Harden, WS3 1DL Shenstone Lodge School 4.1 miles Birmingham Road, Shenstone, Lichfield, WS14 0LB Moat Hall Primary Academy Primary 4.1 miles Johns Lane, Great Wyrley, Walsall, WS6 6BX Beacon Independent School 4.2 miles Market Street, Lichfield, WS13 6JX Lichfield Cathedral School 4.3 miles Bishop's Walk, The Close, Lichfield, WS13 7LH Hazel Slade Primary Academy Primary 4.3 miles Cannock Wood Street, Hazel Slade, Cannock, WS12 0PN Field Road Academy Primary 4.4 miles Field Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3JF Saxon Hill Academy 4.4 miles King's Hill Road, Lichfield, WS14 9DE Chadsmead Primary Academy Primary 4.4 miles Friday Acre, Lichfield, WS13 7HJ Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Harden Road, Leamore, WALSALL, WS3 1EN Sunshine Academy Primary 4.5 miles Blakenall Lane, Leamore, Walsall, WS3 1HF St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Cherry Orchard, Lichfield, WS14 9AN St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Hill Street, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 1DE Willows Primary Academy Primary 4.7 miles Anglesey Road, Off Weston Road, Lichfield, WS13 7NU St Chad's CofE Primary School Primary 4.7 miles St Michael Road, Lichfield, WS13 6SN Castle School 4.8 miles Odell Road, Leamore, Walsall, WS3 2ED Jubilee Academy Mossley Primary 4.8 miles Tintern Crescent, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 2SQ The Bridge Academy 4.8 miles Wissage Road, Lichfield, WS13 6SW Charnwood Children's Centre 4.9 miles Purcell Avenue, Lichfield, WS13 7PH Rocklands School 4.9 miles Purcell Avenue, Lichfield, WS13 7PH Charnwood Primary Academy Primary 4.9 miles Purcell Avenue, Lichfield, WS13 7PH Abbey Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Glastonbury Crescent, Mossley Estate, Walsall, WS3 2RP St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary 5 miles Hunter Road, Cannock, WS11 0AE