Croft Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Walsall
Croft Academy is a primary school in Walsall for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. Walsall has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Croft Street, Walsall, WS2 8JE
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Walsall
- Pupils on roll
- 246 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 62.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils feel proud to be members of Croft Academy.”
- “They show respectful behaviour and are responsible for making their school a nice place to attend.”
- “Kind and caring relationships are commonplace.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, the school has only recently made changes to the curriculum.”
- “This means that the new knowledge and skills it intends pupils to learn are not yet improving what pupils know and can do.”
- “The school’s provision for pupils’ personal development is not yet fully effective.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 November 2024 (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) | 60% | 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: 31 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2014 to 2026, as Walsall published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Walsall.
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Birchills Church of England Community Academy 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- North Walsall Primary Academy 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Butts Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Reedswood E-ACT Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Alumwell Infant School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Alumwell Junior School 0.9 mi Good
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Improved significantly Last distance published