Old Church Church of England C Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 22 2024 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
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Walsall
Unique reference
104224
Address
School Street, Off Alma Street, Darlaston, WS10 8DL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
435 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
51.7%
Girls
48.3%
First language not English
22.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
34.9%
Persistent absence
14.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 59.8%
Other 8%
Mixed 7.3%
Indian 6.9%
Other White 4.6%
African 3.2%
Pakistani 2.3%
Other Black 2.3%
Bangladeshi 2.1%
Other Asian 1.4%
Unclassified 1.1%
Caribbean 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell below average-3
WritingAverage0.3
MathsBelow average-2.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 37%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 2%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 100
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Old Church Church of England C Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
46
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
38
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
38
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes25.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
16
10
6
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
7
2
5
Reception, Full-time
55
25
30
Year 1
59
38
21
Year 2
59
24
35
Year 3
61
28
33
Year 4
56
33
23
Year 5
60
30
30
Year 6
62
35
27
Year 2023-2024

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