Academy converter · Walsall

Old Church Church of England C Primary School

3–11Ages
431Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
152027URN

School Street, Off Alma Street, Darlaston, Wednesbury, WS10 8DL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

close to Walsall median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Walsall

70 applications for 48 places · 53rd of 71 in Walsall

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.5applications per place, Reception

close to Walsall median (1.6) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

70 applications · 48 places offered · 42 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Walsall median median 1.6
2025 1.5; Walsall median median 1.6; as the previous school
2024 1.3; Walsall median median 1.7; as the previous school
2023 1.3; Walsall median median 1.8; as the previous school
2022 1.4; Walsall median median 1.6; as the previous school
2021 1.4; Walsall median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 1.7; Walsall median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 1.6; Walsall median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Walsall median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.6; Walsall median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Walsall median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Walsall median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Walsall median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Walsall median

Dashed bars: as Old Church Church of England C Primary School (URN 104224), 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	48	70	1.5	42	0.88
Sep 2025 *	60	91	1.5	57	0.95
Sep 2024 *	46	60	1.3	38	0.83
Sep 2023 *	59	78	1.3	39	0.66
Sep 2022 *	59	84	1.4	51	0.86
Sep 2021 *	54	77	1.4	43	0.80
Sep 2020 *	56	97	1.7	47	0.84
Sep 2019 *	58	92	1.6	42	0.72
Sep 2018 *	56	83	1.5	39	0.70
Sep 2017 *	45	117	2.6	50	1.11
Sep 2016 *	45	95	2.1	57	1.27
Sep 2015 *	45	79	1.8	45	1.00
Sep 2014 *	45	106	2.4	50	1.11

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Old Church Church of England C Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.5applications per place
Woods Bank Academy
0.4 km · Walsall

Good2024

1.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Pinfold Street Primary School
0.4 km · Walsall

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston
0.5 km · Walsall

Outstanding2023

2.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Kings Hill Primary School
0.9 km · Walsall

2026

1.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Salisbury Primary School
1.2 km · Walsall

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Old Park Primary School
1.3 km · Sandwell

Outstanding2024

2.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Moorcroft Wood Academy
1.6 km · Walsall

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place
Holyhead Primary Academy
1.7 km · Sandwell

2026

2.0applications per place 60%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: 152027 · 335/3100
Trust: St Bartholomew's CE Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 446 pupils · 431 on roll
Free school meals: 45.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2025
Replaced: Old Church Church of England C Primary School (URN 104224)
Address: School Street, Off Alma Street, Darlaston, Wednesbury, WS10 8DL
Local authority: Walsall

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