Mesty Croft Primary is a primary school located in Wednesbury. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 30/11/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are below average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: St Luke's Road, Wednesbury, WS10 0QY
Website: http://www.mestycroftacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01215560854
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sandwell
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lucy Bray
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137972

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 30/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 312
Number of Pupils: 453
Number of Boys: 239
Number of Girls: 214

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4.1 to -1
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -4.6 to -1.8
Maths
Below Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -2.9 to -0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:39%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fullbrook Nursery School
West Bromwich Road , WS5 4NN
4out of 4 2,571 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Rowley View Nursery School
149 Dangerfield Lane , WS10 7RU
4out of 4 2,676 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mesty Croft Primary
St Luke's Road , WS10 0QY
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Tameside Primary Academy
Price Road , WS10 0EZ
1out of 4 595 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England Primary Academy
Addison Terrace , WS10 9AR
3out of 4 854 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Park Hill Primary School
Coronation Road , WS10 0TJ
3out of 4 929 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Manor House Road , WS10 9PN
- not rated 1,037 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wodensborough Ormiston Academy
Hydes Road , WS10 0DR
2out of 4 695 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Wood Green Academy
Wood Green Road , WS10 9QU
4out of 4 1,283 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School
Wood Green Road , WS10 9QS
- not rated 1,336 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Phoenix Collegiate
Clarkes Lane , B71 2BX
2out of 4 1,948 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Joseph Leckie Academy
Walstead Road West , WS5 4PG
2out of 4 2,375 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
High Point Academy
Friar Park Road , WS10 0JS
- not rated 1,216 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Homeschool
49 Manifold Way , Sandwell WS10 0GB
- not rated 1,632 yd Other independent special school Yes Mixed More About School
Sandwell Community School
Westminster Road , B71 2JN
3out of 4 1,733 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Abu Bakr Girls School
154- 160 Wednesbury Road , Palfrey WS1 4JJ
- not rated 2,953 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.