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EnglandWest MidlandsWalsallWS1 4AHPalfrey Junior School
Primary

Palfrey Junior School

Primary

Walsall · Walsall · WS1 4AH www.palfrey-j.walsall.sch.uk/

Pupils
361
cap. 360
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
49%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
361
Pupils · 2024/25
93%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
49%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
361
Pupils · 2024/25
93%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/01/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWalsall
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Palfrey Junior School · Primary · Walsall

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
49%
-3pp
66%57%48%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 49%
RWM higher standard
9%
+6pp
15%9%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
61%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
72%
SPAG higher standard
24%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
361
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
93%
FSM eligible
49%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Dale Street, Walsall, WS1 4AH
Local authority
Walsall
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2549%9%61%25%71%13%68%18%82%72%104.0104.0105.018%361
2023/2452%3%70%23%64%6%71%22%78%77%104.0104.0105.015%363
2022/2348%8%57%17%72%14%65%13%75%66%103.0104.0106.0-4.70+0.60-3.0019%361
2018/1962%15%66%29%81%26%80%29%84%88%104.0105.0108.0-1.40+0.40-0.9022%361
2017/1866%5%73%28%81%13%80%17%83%84%104.0104.0108.0-2.30-2.20-1.6016%359
2016/1742%6%51%11%87%31%61%9%90%81%100.0101.0106.0-4.80+1.90-4.3015%361

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2536121.918%93%49%6%15%
2023/2436320.915%95%44%5%11%
2022/2336120.219%97%42%5%13%
2021/2236121.419%98%40%5%16%
2020/2135821.320%97%39%
2018/1936121.622%96%33%3%4%
2017/1835930.016%95%32%3%4%
2016/1736119.815%94%31%3%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.