Palfrey Junior School
Primary · Community school · Ages 7–11 · Walsall
Palfrey Junior School is a primary school in Walsall for ages 7–11 (community school).
Key facts
- Address
- Dale Street, Walsall, WS1 4AH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Walsall
- Pupils on roll
- 359 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 50.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at Palfrey Junior School are safe, well cared for and respected.”
- “Staff build warm and supportive relationships with pupils, which helps them feel known, valued and safe.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
To improve
- “Leaders are working hard to improve outcomes in reading so that more pupils achieve consistently well.”
- “Reading outcomes at the end of key stage 2 remain below national averages.”
- “These changes are in their early stages, and the impact on published outcomes is not yet evident.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 49% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Walsall.
- Palfrey Infant School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Caldmore Primary Academy 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hillary Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Whitehall Junior Community School 0.7 mi Good
- Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School 0.8 mi Standards maintained