Goldsmith Primary Academy
Ofsted: Strong
Score
B79
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Harden, WS3 1DL
- Distance
- 0.9km away
Rivers Primary Academy
Livingstone Road, Blakenall, Walsall, WS3 1LY
Local ranking9th of 66 primary schools in Walsall
Ofsted: Expected
Primary
Phase
459
Capacity
3-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 17 March 2026.
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 54.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 7.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 74.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 72.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 61.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 61.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 104.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 101.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 102.0
- Cohort Size
- 57
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 465
- Boys
- 223 (48%)
- Girls
- 240 (52%)
- Capacity
- 459 (101% full)
- SEND
- 18.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 49.5%
- EAL
- 24.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.1%
- SEN Support
- 16.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 23.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 19.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,344/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 18.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 48.3%
- Black Other: 10.1%
- Black African: 8.0%
- White Other: 4.3%
- Asian Pakistani: 4.3%
- Other: 4.3%
- Asian Other: 4.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.2%
48.3%
White British
10.1%
Black Other
8.0%
Black African
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Livingstone Road
Walsall, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 140196
- UKPRN
- 10043358
- Establishment No.
- 2017
- Trust
- WINDSOR ACADEMY TRUST
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