Academy converter · Walsall

Caldmore Primary Academy

3–11Ages
436Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143904URN

Carless Street, Walsall, WS1 3RH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 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

1.9per place

0.3 above Walsall median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Walsall

87 applications for 45 places · 16th of 71 in Walsall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 18 March 2025Ofsted'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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

87 applications · 45 places offered · 44 named it first

2026 1.9; Walsall median median 1.6
2025 2.2; Walsall median median 1.6
2024 1.7; Walsall median median 1.7
2023 1.6; Walsall median median 1.8
2022 1.3; Walsall median median 1.6
2021 1.2; Walsall median median 1.6
2020 1.3; Walsall median median 1.7
2019 1.8; Walsall median median 1.7
2018 2.1; Walsall median median 1.8
2017 1.8; Walsall median median 1.8
2016 1.9; Walsall median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Walsall median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 2.9; Walsall median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Walsall median

Dashed bars: as Caldmore Village Primary School (URN 104193), the previous school.

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	45	87	1.9	44	0.98
Sep 2025	32	71	2.2	32	1.00
Sep 2024	39	68	1.7	38	0.97
Sep 2023	45	71	1.6	40	0.89
Sep 2022	45	57	1.3	37	0.82
Sep 2021	42	49	1.2	36	0.86
Sep 2020	44	58	1.3	35	0.80
Sep 2019	51	91	1.8	45	0.88
Sep 2018	41	84	2.1	39	0.95
Sep 2017	34	60	1.8	28	0.82
Sep 2016 *	28	52	1.9	26	0.93
Sep 2015 *	35	59	1.7	33	0.94
Sep 2014 *	30	88	2.9	37	1.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 74% · Maths 71% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%40th of 60 in Walsall

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Walsall 77% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Walsall 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Walsall 73% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Walsall 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Walsall 76% England 77%

Higher standard26%

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	57%	2%	102	103
2023/24	50%	0%	102	103
2022/23	57%	2%	102	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

Caldmore Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy
0.5 km · Walsall

2026

1.5applications per place
Palfrey Infant School
0.5 km · Walsall

Requires improvement2022

1.4applications per place
Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School
0.5 km · Walsall

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place
Palfrey Junior School
0.6 km · Walsall

2026

49%met the SATs standard
St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Walsall

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School
0.7 km · Walsall

Standards maintained2025

70%met the SATs standard
Whitehall Junior Community School
0.8 km · Walsall

Good2022

70%met the SATs standard
Chuckery Primary School
1.2 km · Walsall

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 64%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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143904 · 335/2123
Trust: Academy Transformation Trust
Capacity: 412 pupils · 436 on roll
Free school meals: 59.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2017
Replaced: Caldmore Village Primary School (URN 104193)
Address: Carless Street, Walsall, WS1 3RH
Local authority: Walsall

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