Caldmore Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Walsall
Caldmore Primary Academy is a primary school in Walsall for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 18 March 2025. Walsall has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Carless Street, Walsall, WS1 3RH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Walsall
- Pupils on roll
- 436 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 55.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 18 March 2025
Strengths
- “Caldmore Primary School is an inclusive school with a richly diverse community of pupils.”
- “Whenever they join, they are welcomed warmly.”
- “Parents and carers rightly reflect that the school is a haven of calm in this busy urban community.”
To improve
- “There is still variation in the quality of learning and how this is checked in some subjects in the wider curriculum.”
- “The school does not always pick this up.”
- “Furthermore, the school’s work to establish effective learning sequences in some subjects in the wider curriculum is also in development.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 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) | 57% | 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: 44 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 44 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.
- Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Palfrey Infant School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Palfrey Junior School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School 0.4 mi Standards maintained
- Whitehall Junior Community School 0.5 mi Good
- Chuckery Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published