Primary school

Palfrey Infant School

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  • ages 3–7
  • Mixed
  • Walsall
  • WS1 4HY
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Oct 2022

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Results · 2024/25

England rank: Not ranked for 2024/25: no published figure for this school

Against West Midlands

Expected standard, RWMNot enough data · West Midlands 65No results published for 2024/25
Higher standard, RWMNot enough data · West Midlands 7No results published for 2024/25
Reading scoreNot enough data · West Midlands 105No results published for 2024/25
Maths scoreNot enough data · West Midlands 105No results published for 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
70 of 70 who put it first2014 · 96.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st7070
2nd200
3rd80

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2020Ungraded visitas predecessor
  4. 2022Requires improvementas predecessor

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

1 weak areas

  • Quality of education

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026310
Free school meals (past 6 years)36.7%
First language not English78.8%
SEN support11.7%
EHC plan4.0%
Absence (sessions missed)6.8%
Persistently absent pupils20.1%

Girls 45.7%Boys 54.3%

86.1% full · 360 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.8
Pupils per adult10.0
  • Classroom teachers 11
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 13.6
  • Other support 8.8

Teachers 13 FTE · Whole workforce 35.4 · 49 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 3 months.

  • +£358,000revenue reserve
  • −£33,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: THE FORGE BROOK TRUST (5 academies) · trust reserve £4,538,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it