Radleys Primary School

About Radleys Primary School

Radleys Primary School in Walsall holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections, including the most recent graded inspection in 2020 and an ungraded visit in February 2025 where inspectors confirmed standards were being maintained. The school’s most telling academic metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2, which stands at 48%. This is notably below the Walsall local authority average of 61%, placing Radleys 51st out of 58 primary schools in the borough and in the bottom half nationally. In individual subjects, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in both reading and writing, while 48% did so in maths. Higher attainment is limited: 16% of pupils achieved the higher standard in reading and maths, with none reaching that level in writing or across all three subjects combined.

The school’s Ofsted breakdown from the 2020 graded inspection shows consistent Good ratings across all five key areas: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The previous 2015 inspection also rated overall effectiveness as Good, with leadership and management and early years provision both graded as Good at that time. Average scaled scores in reading (101) and maths (100) are close to the national baseline of 100, suggesting that while fewer pupils reach the expected combined standard than the local average, those who do are performing broadly in line with expectations. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds from pupils’ starting points. The school has 228 pupils on roll, with 36% eligible for free school meals, a figure above the national average.

Radleys offers a nursery provision for children from age three and has capacity for 236 pupils, with 228 currently enrolled. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: 39 applications were received for 29 places, with 28 offers made to first-preference applicants from a total of 33 first-preference requests. The school’s facilities include a gymnasium, music rooms, an ICT suite, a library, playing fields and a chapel. Sports on offer include rounders, cross country, swimming and dance, while clubs range from chess and film club to choir, drama and art club. The school has identified SEND provisions for moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, visual impairment, and other difficulties or disabilities. This is a school that serves a community with above-average disadvantage and delivers solid Good-rated provision, though families focused on top-tier academic outcomes may want to compare results with higher-performing local primaries such as St Anne’s Catholic Primary School or Croft Academy.

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