Academy converter · Walsall

Ryders Hayes School

2–11Ages
463Pupils
PrimaryPhase
136619URN

Gilpin Crescent, Pelsall, Walsall, WS3 4HX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.3 above Walsall median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Walsall

108 applications for 58 places · 21st of 71 in Walsall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 14 February 2023Ofsted'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	Outstanding

Inspection history

14 February 2023
Graded inspection: Good
9 January 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Walsall median (1.6) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

108 applications · 58 places offered · 58 named it first

2026 1.9; Walsall median median 1.6
2025 1.4; Walsall median median 1.6
2024 2.0; Walsall median median 1.7
2023 1.8; Walsall median median 1.8
2022 2.2; Walsall median median 1.6
2021 1.8; Walsall median median 1.6
2020 1.9; Walsall median median 1.7
2019 2.2; Walsall median median 1.7
2018 2.1; Walsall median median 1.8
2017 1.8; Walsall median median 1.8
2016 2.0; Walsall median median 1.6
2015 1.8; Walsall median median 1.6
2014 2.3; 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	58	108	1.9	58	1.00
Sep 2025	59	81	1.4	58	0.98
Sep 2024	49	97	2.0	45	0.92
Sep 2023	60	107	1.8	61	1.02
Sep 2022	42	93	2.2	42	1.00
Sep 2021	51	93	1.8	48	0.94
Sep 2020	60	116	1.9	64	1.07
Sep 2019	60	129	2.2	65	1.08
Sep 2018	49	104	2.1	46	0.94
Sep 2017	59	103	1.8	47	0.80
Sep 2016	54	108	2.0	50	0.93
Sep 2015	59	108	1.8	55	0.93
Sep 2014	54	122	2.3	52	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 73% · Maths 78% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%32nd of 60 in Walsall

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Walsall 77% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Walsall 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Walsall 73% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Walsall 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Walsall 76% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Walsall 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	63%	2%	105	106
2023/24	52%	3%	102	103
2022/23	75%	13%	105	106

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

Ryders Hayes SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Pelsall Village School
0.7 km · Walsall

2026

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

Good2024

1.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Walsall

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School
1.8 km · Walsall

Remains Good2022
Rushall Primary School
2.1 km · Walsall

Remains Good2019

3.0applications per place
St Francis Catholic Primary School
2.1 km · Walsall

2026

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Rivers Primary Academy
2.2 km · Walsall

2026

1.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Lower Farm Primary School
2.3 km · Walsall

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard

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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 136619 · 335/2224
Trust: Primary Learning Trust
Capacity: 504 pupils · 463 on roll
Free school meals: 17.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2011
Replaced: Ryders Hayes Community School (URN 104205)
Address: Gilpin Crescent, Pelsall, Walsall, WS3 4HX
Local authority: Walsall

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