King Charles Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 25 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 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
- 104175
- Address
- Wilkes Avenue, Bentley, WS2 0JN
- Website
- www.kingcharlesprimary.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 451 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.9%
- Girls
- 46.1%
- First language not English
- 9.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.2%
- Persistent absence
- 19.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.7%
White British 60.8%
Mixed 10.4%
African 5.8%
Indian 5.3%
Unclassified 4.9%
Other White 4%
Pakistani 2.4%
Other Black 1.8%
Caribbean 1.3%
Other Asian 1.1%
Chinese 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.2
WritingWell below average-2.9
MathsBelow average-1.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 57%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
King Charles Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 50
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 9 8 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 36 21 15 |
| Reception, Full-time | 54 26 28 |
| Year 1 | 57 28 29 |
| Year 2 | 56 25 31 |
| Year 3 | 59 34 25 |
| Year 4 | 61 27 34 |
| Year 5 | 59 40 19 |
| Year 6 | 60 34 26 |