Palfrey Infant School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Oct 11 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 7 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Walsall
Unique reference
104161
Address
Bescot Street, WS1 4HY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
339 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
50.4%
Girls
49.6%
First language not English
71.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.6%
Persistent absence
15.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.9%
Pupil ethnicities
Bangladeshi 29.8%
Pakistani 27.4%
Other Asian 16.8%
Indian 10.3%
Other 4.4%
Other White 4.1%
White British 2.7%
Mixed 2.1%
African 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Unclassified 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Palfrey Infant School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
78
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
78
2nd preference
21
3rd preference
12
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
78
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
4
1
3
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
58
35
23
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
7
4
3
Reception, Full-time
85
55
30
Year 1
93
41
52
Year 2
92
35
57
Year 2023-2024

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