King Charles Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Walsall
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Walsall Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2014–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
King Charles Primary School is a primary school in Walsall for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 26 March 2025. Walsall has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2026 entry.
King Charles Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2015 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2014 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 45 of the 75 other Walsall primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Places ran out in both earlier Reception years with a published outcome, 2014 and 2015, and the last distance swung sharply between some years.
- For Reception 2026, there were 47 first-choice applications for 51 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 46% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Walsall schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Wilkes Avenue, Bentley, Walsall, WS2 0JN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Walsall
- Pupils on roll
- 436 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 26 March 2025
Strengths
- “The school has high expectations of pupils, and they attain well over time.”
- “In the early years, children are encouraged to be curious, creative and to explore.”
- “Teachers make effective use of the extensive outdoor space to successfully promote children’s language and physical development.”
To improve
- “However, pupils who are not confident mathematicians do not get as many opportunities to apply their knowledge as their classmates.”
- “As a result, some pupils miss the chance to extend their mathematical thinking.”
- “Despite this, some pupils, particularly those who are disadvantaged, have high levels of absence.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 May 2025 (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) | 46% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 47 first-preference applications, 51 offers in total, 47 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Walsall.
- Bentley West Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Alumwell Infant School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Alumwell Junior School 0.5 mi Good
- County Bridge Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lodge Farm Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Reedswood E-ACT Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Rosedale Church of England C Infant School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Short Heath Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Good