Croft Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Oct 15 2024 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
- 252 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.2%
- Girls
- 46.8%
- First language not English
- 62.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 61.5%
- Persistent absence
- 13.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.9%
Pakistani 30.6%
African 18.3%
White British 15.9%
Other White 7.5%
Indian 6.7%
Mixed 6%
Other 6%
Bangladeshi 3.2%
Gypsy/Roma 2%
Unclassified 2%
Other Asian 0.8%
Caribbean 0.8%
Other Black 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 89%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 11%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 111
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 109
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Croft Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 29
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 22 11 11 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 7 6 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 19 9 10 |
| Reception, Part-time | 12 2 10 |
| Reception, Full-time | 15 8 7 |
| Year 1 | 30 17 13 |
| Year 2 | 28 12 16 |
| Year 3 | 30 15 15 |
| Year 4 | 28 17 11 |
| Year 5 | 30 18 12 |
| Year 6 | 31 19 12 |