Palfrey Junior School is a primary school located in Walsall. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 15/12/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Dale Street, Walsall

School Information

Address: Dale Street, Walsall, WS1 4AH
Website: www.palfrey-j.walsall.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01922721092
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Walsall
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Angela Hill
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104160

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/12/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 358
Number of Boys: 191
Number of Girls: 167

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -2.7 to -0.1
Writing
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -0.8 to 1.6
Maths
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.1 to 0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:62%
England Average:65%

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

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
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 4 940 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Alumwell Nursery School
Primley Avenue , WS2 9UP 		4out of 4 2,086 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Palfrey Junior School
Dale Street , WS1 4AH 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Palfrey Infant School
Bescot Street , WS1 4HY 		4out of 4 155 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Whitehall Nursery and Infant School
West Bromwich Road , WS1 3HS 		4out of 4 689 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Caldmore Primary Academy
Carless Street , WS1 3RH 		2out of 4 706 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hillary Primary School
Hillary Street , Pleck WS2 9BP 		3out of 4 772 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Joseph Leckie Academy
Walstead Road West , WS5 4PG 		2out of 4 1,106 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Walsall Studio School
14a Lower Hall Lane , The Goldmine Centre WS1 1RL 		3out of 4 1,255 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School
Blue Coat Church of England Academy
Birmingham Street , WS1 2ND 		3out of 4 1,365 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wood Green Academy
Wood Green Road , WS10 9QU 		4out of 4 1,595 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School
Wood Green Road , WS10 9QS 		- not rated 1,664 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Walsall College
Wisemore Campus , WS2 8ES 		- not rated 2,012 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abu Bakr Girls School
154- 160 Wednesbury Road , Palfrey WS1 4JJ 		- not rated 387 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
The Ladder School
Millennium House , 24 Lower Hall Lane WS1 1RL 		- not rated 1,179 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
Mayfield Preparatory School
Sutton Road , WALSALL WS1 2PD 		- not rated 1,635 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Emmanuel School
Afro Caribbean Community Association , 36 Wolverhampton Road WS2 8PR 		- not rated 1,777 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
West Midlands Education and Skills
ST PATRICKS PRESBYTERY , BLUE LANE EAST WS2 8HN 		- not rated 2,009 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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