Barcroft Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 18 2022 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
- 135081
- Address
- Barcroft, WV13 1NA
- Website
- www.barcroft.walsall.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 476 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.4%
- Girls
- 45.6%
- First language not English
- 23.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.5%
- Persistent absence
- 21.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.6%
White British 53.2%
Indian 23.3%
Mixed 7.6%
African 6.9%
Other White 2.9%
Caribbean 1.7%
Other 1.5%
Pakistani 1.1%
Other Asian 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.5
WritingBelow average-1.9
MathsAverage-0.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 55%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
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 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Barcroft Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 49
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 49
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 4
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 49
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 8 5 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 44 23 21 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 32 28 |
| Year 1 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 2 | 61 34 27 |
| Year 3 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 4 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 5 | 60 39 21 |
| Year 6 | 63 36 27 |