Caldmore Primary Academy

About Caldmore Primary Academy

Caldmore Primary Academy is a school that parents clearly feel strongly about. In the most recent Parent View survey, covering responses from September 2024 to September 2025, a striking 89% of the 18 parents who responded said they would recommend the school to others. That level of endorsement is backed up by some very positive individual scores: 67% of parents strongly agreed that their child is happy, and 72% strongly agreed that their child feels safe. The school is also in high demand locally. For the 2025/26 academic year, there were 71 applications for just 32 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.22. All 32 first-preference applicants were offered a place, but with more than twice as many total applications as places available, it is clearly a popular choice among Walsall families. The school's nursery provision means children can join from age three, and it serves a community with 53.1% of pupils eligible for free school meals, well above the national average.

Academically, the picture is more mixed. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is below the Walsall local authority average of 61% and places the school 48th out of 58 primary schools in the borough. In the individual subjects, results were stronger in maths, where 68% met the expected standard and the average score was 103, compared with 58% in reading and 67% in writing. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2025 judged it Good across all areas, including behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership. This is a consistent rating: the previous inspection in 2019 also awarded Good overall. The inspection report noted that the school was not judged on overall effectiveness this time, but the individual grades were all solidly Good. There is no Progress 8 data available for this primary school, so it is not possible to measure how much pupils improve relative to their starting points.

The school offers a broad range of facilities for a primary setting, including a sports hall, gymnasium, ICT suite, library, art studios, and a sensory room. Sports provision covers football, netball, gymnastics, athletics, tennis, rounders and cross country, while after-school clubs include coding, choir, drama, gardening, chess and art club. For families with children who have special educational needs, the school lists provisions for autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language communication needs, social and emotional mental health, and both moderate and severe learning difficulties. The school is oversubscribed, so applying as a first preference is essential. It is a non-religious, mixed state primary for ages 3 to 11, and it does not have a sixth form. Caldmore Primary Academy suits families who value a school with strong parent satisfaction, a clear focus on safety and happiness, and a wide range of enrichment activities, even if its academic results are below the local average.

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