Schools
124 open schools are in scope, including 78 primary and 17 secondary schools. Croft Academy is the nearest published school at 347 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Birchills
Local area, nearby places and postcodes.
Explore WS2 postcode district
Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for Birchills within WS2; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.
Schools
- Open schools nearby
- 124
- Nearby establishment records
- 246
- Primary nearby
- 78
- Secondary nearby
- 17
All establishment records
1-20 of 246 · Within 3.1 miles
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- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 2-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 2012
- Location
- WS2 8JE, 347 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not judged
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 60% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 2012
- Location
- WS2 8JE, 347 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 5-7
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 1 September 1987
- Location
- WS2 8UH, 369 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 7-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 1 September 1987
- Location
- WS2 8UH, 369 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 July 2013
- Location
- WS2 8NF, 421 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 37% expected standard
Birchills Church of England Primary Community School
Voluntary controlled school
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 30 June 2013
- Location
- WS2 8NF, 421 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 3-18
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 19 February 1996
- Location
- WS2 8PR, 552 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 48.7
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- WS2 8HN, 598 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 66% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 9-25
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 3 July 2019
- Location
- WS2 8HN, 624 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- KS4 2024/25: suppressed
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 2012
- Location
- WS2 8RX, 636 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 2-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 2012
- Location
- WS2 8RX, 636 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 83% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 5-7
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 1998
- Location
- WS2 7BH, 846 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 7-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 1998
- Location
- WS2 7BH, 846 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 1 January 2013 · Closed 31 March 2016
- Location
- WS2 7BH, 846 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 April 2016
- Location
- WS2 7BH, 846 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 60% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 1998 · Closed 31 December 2012
- Location
- WS2 7BH, 846 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- 16 plus, ages 16-99
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- WS2 8ES, 867 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 13-16
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 1 October 1997 · Closed 1 October 2002
- Location
- WS2 8EN, 898 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 4-18
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 30 August 2024
- Location
- WS2 7AN, 963 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 2006
- Location
- WS2 7EF, 1.1 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
Recorded crime
- Latest published month
- June 2026
- Records in latest month
- 619
- Records within 1 mile
- 7,338
- Months covered
- 12
Month-by-month history
Every available month within 1 mile of Birchills
Monthly records trend
Published monthly records within 1 mile of Birchills.
| Period | Recorded crime events |
|---|---|
| July 2025 | 572 |
| August 2025 | 633 |
| September 2025 | 591 |
| October 2025 | 638 |
| November 2025 | 647 |
| December 2025 | 569 |
| January 2026 | 611 |
| February 2026 | 597 |
| March 2026 | 633 |
| April 2026 | 583 |
| May 2026 | 645 |
| June 2026 | 619 |
| Published month | Records | Largest category that month | Category records |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 619 | Violence and sexual offences | 250 |
| May 2026 | 645 | Violence and sexual offences | 244 |
| April 2026 | 583 | Violence and sexual offences | 207 |
| March 2026 | 633 | Violence and sexual offences | 231 |
| February 2026 | 597 | Violence and sexual offences | 245 |
| January 2026 | 611 | Violence and sexual offences | 236 |
| December 2025 | 569 | Violence and sexual offences | 213 |
| November 2025 | 647 | Violence and sexual offences | 212 |
| October 2025 | 638 | Violence and sexual offences | 235 |
| September 2025 | 591 | Violence and sexual offences | 219 |
| August 2025 | 633 | Violence and sexual offences | 221 |
| July 2025 | 572 | Violence and sexual offences | 218 |
Every published record
1-25 of 7,338
Drugs
June 2026
On or near Flaxhall Street
Walsall 031D
Outcome
Under investigation
Drugs
June 2026
On or near Flaxhall Street
Walsall 031D
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Drugs
June 2026
On or near Flaxhall Street
Walsall 031D
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Drugs
June 2026
On or near Flaxhall Street
Walsall 031D
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Criminal damage and arson
June 2026
On or near Scarborough Close
Walsall 031D
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Alumwell Close
Walsall 031B
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Alumwell Close
Walsall 031B
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Alumwell Close
Walsall 031B
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Alumwell Close
Walsall 031B
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Durham Road
Walsall 031B
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Brineton Street
Walsall 031B
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Alum Well Road
Walsall 031B
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Alumwell Close
Walsall 031B
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Ida Road
Walsall 031B
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Alumwell Close
Walsall 031B
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Alumwell Close
Walsall 031B
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Alumwell Close
Walsall 031B
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Alumwell Close
Walsall 031B
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Alumwell Close
Walsall 031B
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Alumwell Close
Walsall 031B
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Alumwell Close
Walsall 031B
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Alumwell Close
Walsall 031B
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Alum Well Road
Walsall 031B
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Public order
June 2026
On or near Alumwell Close
Walsall 031B
Outcome
Under investigation
Criminal damage and arson
June 2026
On or near Ida Road
Walsall 031B
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Place details
- Place type
- Suburban Area
- Postcode district
- WS2
- Country
- England
Reference location
- Latitude and longitude
- 52.59178, -1.99447
- Wider geography
- West Midlands
Administrative areas
- Metropolitan District
- Walsall
- E08000030
Nearby places and postcodes
Evidence in context
Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is Birchills and whose postcode is in WS2. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.
Recorded crime
7,338 published events cover 12 months, averaging 611.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,731 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.