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Croft Academy

Croft Street, Walsall, WS2 8JE

Local ranking10th of 66 primary schools in Walsall
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

241

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 15 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
60.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
10.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
63.0%
Writing (Expected)
83.0%
Maths (Expected)
90.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
90.0%
Reading avg scaled score
103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
107.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
110.0
Cohort Size
30

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
252
Boys
134 (53%)
Girls
118 (47%)
Capacity
241 (105% full)
SEND
17.1%
FSM Eligible
67.2%
EAL
62.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
5.2%
SEN Support
11.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
24.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
9.8
Budget per Pupil
£7,922/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
14.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • Asian Pakistani: 31.2%
  • Black African: 18.6%
  • White British: 16.2%
  • White Other: 7.7%
  • Asian Indian: 6.9%
  • Other: 6.1%
  • Mixed Other: 4.0%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 3.2%

31.2%

Asian Pakistani

18.6%

Black African

16.2%

White British

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
138420
UKPRN
10038378
Establishment No.
2005
Trust
THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST

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