Community school · Staffordshire

Glenthorne Community Primary School

2–11Ages
269Pupils
PrimaryPhase
124162URN

Glenthorne Drive, Cheslyn Hay, Walsall, WS6 7BZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

1.2 above Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

93 applications for 30 places · 11th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 16 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

3.1applications per place, Reception

1.2 above Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

93 applications · 30 places offered · 34 named it first

2026 3.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 2.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 2.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 2.4; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2015 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2014 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Staffordshire 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	30	93	3.1	34	1.13
Sep 2025	30	86	2.9	34	1.13
Sep 2024	30	79	2.6	31	1.03
Sep 2023	30	66	2.2	31	1.03
Sep 2022	30	87	2.9	41	1.37
Sep 2021	45	113	2.5	50	1.11
Sep 2020	45	113	2.5	48	1.07
Sep 2019	49	118	2.4	49	1.00
Sep 2018	42	80	1.9	42	1.00
Sep 2017	51	94	1.8	54	1.06
Sep 2016	45	96	2.1	48	1.07
Sep 2015	30	66	2.2	35	1.17
Sep 2014	29	50	1.7	29	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 70% · Maths 82% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%116th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Staffordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	66%	0%	106	106
2023/24	74%	6%	106	106
2022/23	54%	6%	105	104

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

Glenthorne Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Moat Hall Primary Academy
0.6 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Cheslyn Hay Primary Academy
1.0 km · Staffordshire

Not yet inspected

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place
Landywood Primary School
1.6 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Bridgtown Primary School
1.8 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
2.6 km · Staffordshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place
Longford Primary Academy
2.7 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
St Lukes CofE Primary School
3.5 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.7applications per place 79%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: 124162 · 860/2342
Capacity: 315 pupils · 269 on roll
Free school meals: 13.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Glenthorne Drive, Cheslyn Hay, Walsall, WS6 7BZ
Local authority: Staffordshire · South Staffordshire

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