Croft Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Apr 27 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Unique reference
- 138420
- Address
- Croft Street, WS2 8JE
- Website
- www.croftacademy.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 244 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.9%
- Girls
- 47.1%
- First language not English
- 64.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 57%
- Persistent absence
- 15.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.8%
Pakistani 33.6%
White British 18.4%
African 15.2%
Other White 7.4%
Other 6.1%
Mixed 5.3%
Indian 3.7%
Bangladeshi 3.7%
Gypsy/Roma 2.5%
Unclassified 1.6%
Other Asian 1.2%
Other Black 0.8%
Caribbean 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average3.9
WritingAverage0.6
MathsAbove average2.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 48%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
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
Croft Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 26
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 24
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 24
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 8 7 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 5 3 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 19 5 14 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 4 1 3 |
| Reception, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Reception, Full-time | 28 15 13 |
| Year 1 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 2 | 29 14 15 |
| Year 3 | 30 17 13 |
| Year 4 | 28 17 11 |
| Year 5 | 31 19 12 |
| Year 6 | 29 15 14 |