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Caldmore Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Carless Street, Walsall WS1 3RH · caldmore.attrust.org.uk · 01922 721359
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 57%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Walsall 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 436
- 24 over 412 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 59.4%
- First language not English
- 72%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 44 families put the school first and 45 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 40 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 45 | 37 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Walsall it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼57% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104193)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Caldmore Primary Academy on 18 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 18 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (18 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 18
- 4% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied