Croft Academy
Primary schoolCroft Academy is a primary school in Walsall, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 246 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 15 October 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 60% of pupils at Croft Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Walsall and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Walsall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, WalsallPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)430 m
- West Midlands Education and SkillsSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file470 m
- Birchills Church of England Community AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), April 2024. 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)530 m
- North Walsall Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)550 m
- Walsall CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file660 m
- Ryecroft SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file690 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Walsall
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).