Holyhead Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led in Wednesbury, WS10 7PZ, taking ages 2 to 11, 261 on roll.
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In the latest published round, the furthest child offered a place lived 0.99 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
How this compares: every Sandwell school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 0.99 miles, the distance the school admitted from in the latest published year.
Holyhead Primary Academy: 0.99 miles St Mary's Catholic Primary School: 0.67 miles, published by Sandwell
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Holyhead Primary Academy is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary. The labels on the map are postcode districts whose centre falls inside both circles; each opens the district's guide.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
Source: Sandwell, published admission distances
Where Holyhead Primary Academy and St Mary's Catholic Primary School are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. St Mary's Catholic Primary School admitted from 0.67 miles in the latest published year, published by Sandwell. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside both published distances, cheapest first by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is WS10 at £227,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From Holyhead Primary Academy | From St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS10 | Sandwell | 0.5 mi | 0.2 mi | £227,000 62 sales |
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Distances measured from each district's centre to each school's point on the Department for Education register.
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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Holyhead Primary Academy that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.67 mi | 0.5 mi |
| St John's Church of England Primary Academy Both in reach | Primary | 0.42 mi | 0.6 mi |
| Kings Hill Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.93 mi 2025/26 | 0.7 mi |
| Moorcroft Wood Academy Both in reach | Primary | 0.25 mi 2025/26 | 0.8 mi |
| Ocker Hill Infant School Both in reach | Primary | 1.28 mi | 0.9 mi |
| Wodensborough Ormiston Academy Both in reach | Secondary | 1.36 mi | 1.3 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 261 pupils in 244 places (107% full, over capacity) |
| Trust | SHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Sandwell |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Report card, April 2026: 6 at the expected standard, 1 needing attention or urgent improvement |
| Report card |
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| Meeting the expected standard | 60.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 60.0% |
| 2023/24 | 65.0% |
| 2022/23 | 55.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Holyhead Primary Academy
| Girls and boys | 49.8% girls, 50.2% boys |
| English as an additional language | 25.7% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 38.3% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of Holyhead Primary Academy
Cheapest district inside the 0.99 miles: WS10, median £227,000.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| WS10 | Sandwell | 0.5 mi | £227,000 62 sales |
How to read this
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 0.99 miles the school admitted from in the latest published year, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
How this compares across England: what a tight gate costs, school by school.
Source: HM Land Registry sold prices, via each district's area guide
Getting to Holyhead Primary Academy by bus
Best-served stop: Meeting Street, 0.3 mi away, with 9.0 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 05:14, last 00:14 after midnight.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blakedon Road | 0.2 mi | 6.0 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 79 |
| Blakedon Road | 0.3 mi | 5.8 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 79 |
| Portway Road | 0.3 mi | 7.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 11, 11A, 23, 23A |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
The fee-paying alternative
Weighing Holyhead Primary Academy against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around WS10: ages, selection, and how full each one is → What it costs to live at WS10 7PZ, by the school: council tax, energy, prices, rent, stamp duty →
Checking the house as well as the school
The full report checks one address against every nearby school, with sold prices, flood risk and crime.
Common questions
What is the catchment area for Holyhead Primary Academy?
Holyhead Primary Academy does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in the latest published year lived 0.99 miles away, per Sandwell.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Holyhead Primary Academy?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 0.99 miles was enough in the latest published year, and at 107% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Holyhead Primary Academy guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
Every Sandwell school's distance
All Sandwell schools with a published admission distance, tightest first →
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