Community school · Walsall

King Charles Primary School

3–11Ages
436Pupils
PrimaryPhase
104175URN

Wilkes Avenue, Bentley, Walsall, WS2 0JN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.2 below Walsall median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Walsall

69 applications for 51 places · 62nd of 71 in Walsall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

46%met the expected standard

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

The graded inspection, 11 February 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

26 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
11 February 2020
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Walsall median (1.6) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

69 applications · 51 places offered · 47 named it first

2026 1.4; Walsall median median 1.6
2025 1.6; Walsall median median 1.6
2024 1.3; Walsall median median 1.7
2023 1.3; Walsall median median 1.8
2022 1.5; Walsall median median 1.6
2021 1.6; Walsall median median 1.6
2020 1.6; Walsall median median 1.7
2019 1.6; Walsall median median 1.7
2018 1.6; Walsall median median 1.8
2017 1.9; Walsall median median 1.8
2016 1.6; Walsall median median 1.6
2015 1.2; Walsall median median 1.6
2014 1.6; Walsall median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Walsall median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Walsall median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	51	69	1.4	47	0.92
Sep 2025	50	78	1.6	48	0.96
Sep 2024	50	67	1.3	48	0.96
Sep 2023	48	64	1.3	46	0.96
Sep 2022	41	61	1.5	36	0.88
Sep 2021	60	93	1.6	64	1.07
Sep 2020	53	82	1.6	49	0.92
Sep 2019	60	98	1.6	66	1.10
Sep 2018	60	94	1.6	45	0.75
Sep 2017	42	78	1.9	31	0.74
Sep 2016	55	85	1.6	42	0.76
Sep 2015	55	67	1.2	44	0.80
Sep 2014	40	64	1.6	37	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 68% · Maths 63% → all three 46% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard46%50th of 60 in Walsall

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Walsall 77% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Walsall 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Walsall 73% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Walsall 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Walsall 76% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Walsall 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Walsall median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	46%	3%	104	103
2023/24	57%	7%	106	102
2022/23	37%	2%	102	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

King Charles Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Bentley West Primary School
0.7 km · Walsall

Requires improvement2022

1.5applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Alumwell Junior School
0.8 km · Walsall

Good2023

53%met the SATs standard
Alumwell Infant School
0.8 km · Walsall

Good2024

1.5applications per place
County Bridge Primary School
0.8 km · Walsall

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Lodge Farm Primary School
1.0 km · Walsall

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Reedswood E-ACT Academy
1.1 km · Walsall

2026

1.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Rosedale Church of England C Infant School
1.6 km · Walsall

Good2023

1.2applications per place
Short Heath Junior School
1.6 km · Walsall

Remains Good2022

33%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104175 · 335/2102
Free school meals: 47.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Wilkes Avenue, Bentley, Walsall, WS2 0JN
Local authority: Walsall

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources