Academy sponsor led · Walsall

Croft Academy

2–11Ages
246Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138420URN

Croft Street, Walsall, WS2 8JE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Walsall median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Walsall

52 applications for 30 places · 29th of 71 in Walsall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 15 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Walsall median (1.6) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

52 applications · 30 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 1.7; Walsall median median 1.6
2025 1.5; Walsall median median 1.6
2024 1.8; Walsall median median 1.7
2023 1.5; Walsall median median 1.8
2022 1.4; Walsall median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Walsall median median 1.6
2020 1.3; Walsall median median 1.7
2019 1.8; Walsall median median 1.7
2018 0.9; Walsall median median 1.8
2017 1.4; Walsall median median 1.8
2016 1.1; Walsall median median 1.6
2015 1.3; Walsall median median 1.6
2014 1.5; 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	30	52	1.7	31	1.03
Sep 2025	29	44	1.5	28	0.97
Sep 2024	26	47	1.8	24	0.92
Sep 2023	30	45	1.5	24	0.80
Sep 2022	30	41	1.4	26	0.87
Sep 2021	25	32	1.3	25	1.00
Sep 2020	25	32	1.3	19	0.76
Sep 2019	19	34	1.8	15	0.79
Sep 2018	24	21	0.9	12	0.50
Sep 2017	26	36	1.4	22	0.85
Sep 2016	21	24	1.1	13	0.62
Sep 2015	30	40	1.3	23	0.77
Sep 2014	30	44	1.5	27	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 83% · Maths 90% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%36th of 60 in Walsall

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Walsall 77% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Walsall 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Walsall 73% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Walsall 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Walsall 76% England 77%

Higher standard40%

Walsall 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	60%	10%	103	107
2023/24	89%	11%	111	109
2022/23	48%	3%	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

Croft AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall
0.4 km · Walsall

2026

1.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Birchills Church of England Community Academy
0.5 km · Walsall

Good2024

1.4applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
North Walsall Primary Academy
0.5 km · Walsall

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Butts Primary School
0.9 km · Walsall

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Reedswood E-ACT Academy
1.0 km · Walsall

2026

1.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Alumwell Junior School
1.5 km · Walsall

Good2023

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

Good2024

1.5applications per place
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Walsall

Improved significantly2024

1.7applications per place 88%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138420 · 335/2005
Trust: The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust
Capacity: 241 pupils · 246 on roll
Free school meals: 68.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: Croft Community Primary School (URN 104172)
Address: Croft Street, Walsall, WS2 8JE
Local authority: Walsall

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