Elmore Green Primary School

About Elmore Green Primary School

Elmore Green Primary School is a mixed state primary in Walsall, West Midlands, and it is a school that local families clearly want to get into. With 312 pupils on roll against a capacity of 315, the school is essentially full, and the demand is intense: for 45 places available in the 2025/26 intake, there were 101 total applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.24. Of those, 49 were first-preference applications, and only 44 first-preference offers were made, meaning even families who listed it as their top choice were not guaranteed a spot. The school serves a community with significant economic need — 47.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is well above the national average of around 23% and signals a catchment with higher-than-average deprivation. This context matters because it frames the school's achievements: it is performing solidly despite the challenges that come with a high-FSM intake.

Academically, Elmore Green holds a Good rating from its most recent graded Ofsted inspection in 2019, and an ungraded inspection in 2024 confirmed it 'remains Good'. The leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness were all rated Good. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the Walsall local authority average of 61%, and placing the school 40th out of 58 primary schools in the borough. However, the picture is more nuanced when you look at individual subjects: 72% hit the expected standard in reading, 70% in writing, and 65% in maths. The proportion reaching the higher standard in reading was 22%, and in writing 17%, which are respectable figures. Progress scores were not published for the most recent year, so it is hard to say how much value the school adds, but the raw attainment is broadly in line with what you might expect from a school with this level of disadvantage.

The school offers a decent range of facilities for a primary, including a library, ICT suite, music rooms, art studios, a sports hall, and playing fields. Sports provision covers cross country, dance, cricket, tennis, rounders, athletics, and gymnastics, and there are clubs for gardening, drama, and choir. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists support for moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, and other difficulties — a broad SEND offer that suggests an inclusive approach. The school is non-denominational and has no nursery or sixth form. Given its oversubscription, families living closest to the school will have the best chance of securing a place. This is a school that suits parents who value a genuinely inclusive, community-focused primary in a diverse area, and who are comfortable with results that sit below the LA average but are achieved with a high-needs intake.

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