King Charles Primary School
Wilkes Avenue, Bentley, Walsall, WS2 0JN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head of School
- Miss Kate Magner
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton South East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 436
- URN
- 104175
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922721368
About this school
King Charles Primary School is a community primary school in Walsall. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 436 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 61 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 57% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 79% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 64% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 67% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How King Charles Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Walsall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37% | 56.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 451 |
| 2023/24 | 457 |
| 2024/25 | 451 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How King Charles Primary School compares
King Charles Primary School ranked 51st of 61 primary schools in Walsall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 7.7% | 43.8% | 436 | — |
| Bentley West Primary School | 38% | 6.8% | 42.4% | 436 | 0.4 miles |
| Alumwell Junior School | 53% | 7.1% | 56.1% | 360 | 0.5 miles |
| Alumwell Infant School | — | 8.1% | 43.3% | 267 | 0.5 miles |
| County Bridge Primary School | 77% | 4.6% | 45.5% | 229 | 0.5 miles |
| Lodge Farm Primary School | 39% | 6.6% | 48.3% | 376 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report26 March 2025
- 11 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.84%
- English as an additional language
- 9.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.68%
- Persistent absence
- 21.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bentley West Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Alumwell Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Alumwell Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
County Bridge Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Lodge Farm Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Willenhall
Other schools in Walsall
King Charles Primary School ranks 44th of the 51 ranked primary schools in Walsall.
- Abbey Primary School Primary
- All Saints National Academy Primary
- Alumwell Infant School Primary
- Alumwell Junior School Primary
- Beacon Academy Primary
- Bentley West Primary School Primary
- Birchills Church of England Community Academy Primary
- Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School Primary
- Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School Primary
- Brownhills West Primary School Primary
- Busill Jones Primary School Primary
- Butts Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does King Charles Primary School teach?
- King Charles Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Walsall.
- Who is the head of school of King Charles Primary School?
- The head of school of King Charles Primary School is Miss Kate Magner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was King Charles Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King Charles Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is King Charles Primary School?
- King Charles Primary School has 436 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is King Charles Primary School a faith school?
- No. King Charles Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does King Charles Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records King Charles Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have King Charles Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does King Charles Primary School rank locally?
- King Charles Primary School ranked 51st of 61 primary schools in Walsall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is King Charles Primary School's absence rate?
- King Charles Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are King Charles Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King Charles Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.