Old Park Primary SchoolSalisbury Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wednesbury.

Summary of the comparison

Old Park Primary School and Salisbury Primary School are primary schools in Wednesbury.

  • Old Park Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Salisbury Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Old Park Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Old Park Primary School was judged Outstanding and Salisbury Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 68.0% for Old Park Primary School and 67.0% for Salisbury Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Old Park Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Salisbury Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Old Park Primary School versus Salisbury Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WednesburyOld Park Primary SchoolWednesburySalisbury Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC69/100Stronger figureC62/100
Local ranking16th of 91 in Sandwell 23rd of 66 in Walsall
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeFoundation school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll465 324
Capacity420 367
LocationWednesbury, WS10 9LX Wednesbury, WS10 8BQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard68.0% Stronger figure67.0% 62.0%
At higher standard20.0% Stronger figure5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census465 324
Free school meals (ever 6)28.9% 51.5%
English as an additional language12.0% 56.5%
SEN support17.6% 12.0%
SEN with an EHC plan6.0% 2.5%
Attendance
Overall absence5.8% Stronger figure6.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence17.5% 17.3% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Old Park Primary School

Salisbury Primary School

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