Community school · Walsall

Pelsall Village School

3–11Ages
259Pupils
PrimaryPhase
104214URN

Old Town Lane, Pelsall, Walsall, WS3 4NJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

1.1 above Walsall median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Walsall

48 applications for 18 places · 7th of 71 in Walsall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

18%met the expected standard

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 May 2026Published 15 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

6 May 2026
Report card · 2 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention
17 May 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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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

2.7applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Walsall median (1.6) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

48 applications · 18 places offered · 17 named it first

2026 2.7; Walsall median median 1.6
2025 2.2; Walsall median median 1.6
2024 2.2; Walsall median median 1.7
2023 2.2; Walsall median median 1.8
2022 1.6; Walsall median median 1.6
2021 1.6; Walsall median median 1.6
2020 1.8; Walsall median median 1.7
2019 1.9; Walsall median median 1.7
2018 1.9; Walsall median median 1.8
2017 1.9; Walsall median median 1.8
2016 2.1; Walsall median median 1.6
2015 1.6; Walsall median median 1.6
2014 1.9; Walsall median median 1.9

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	18	48	2.7	17	0.94
Sep 2025	27	58	2.2	27	1.00
Sep 2024	21	47	2.2	19	0.90
Sep 2023	28	62	2.2	21	0.75
Sep 2022	34	53	1.6	33	0.97
Sep 2021	22	35	1.6	21	0.95
Sep 2020	29	51	1.8	25	0.86
Sep 2019	36	70	1.9	33	0.92
Sep 2018	35	67	1.9	33	0.94
Sep 2017	32	61	1.9	25	0.78
Sep 2016	35	72	2.1	28	0.80
Sep 2015	45	73	1.6	45	1.00
Sep 2014	35	66	1.9	33	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 22% · Maths 49% → all three 18% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard18%60th of 60 in Walsall

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Walsall 77% England 78%

Higher standard9%

Walsall 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard22%

Walsall 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Walsall 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard49%

Walsall 76% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Walsall 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	18%	0%	101	100
2023/24	46%	2%	106	102
2022/23	49%	6%	104	102

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

Pelsall Village SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.7applications per place 18%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England C Primary School
0.7 km · Walsall

Good2024

1.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Ryders Hayes School
0.7 km · Walsall

Good2023

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School
1.1 km · Walsall

Remains Good2022
Rivers Primary Academy
1.5 km · Walsall

2026

1.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Rushall Primary School
1.7 km · Walsall

Remains Good2019

3.0applications per place
Lower Farm Primary School
1.7 km · Walsall

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Francis Catholic Primary School
2.0 km · Walsall

2026

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Greenfield Primary School
2.1 km · Walsall

2026

1.9applications per place 34%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: 104214 · 335/2237
Capacity: 330 pupils · 259 on roll
Free school meals: 43.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Old Town Lane, Pelsall, Walsall, WS3 4NJ
Local authority: Walsall

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