Salisbury Primary School
Salisbury Street, Darlaston, Wednesbury, WS10 8BQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Nin Matharu
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The King's Federation
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton South East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 367
- Pupils on roll
- 317
- URN
- 104178
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01216674066
About this school
Salisbury Primary School is a community primary school in Wednesbury. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 317 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Salisbury Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 17 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 46 | 42 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 61% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 74% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 78% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 72% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Salisbury 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 | 60% | 56.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 325 |
| 2023/24 | 328 |
| 2024/25 | 324 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Salisbury Primary School compares
Salisbury Primary School ranked 28th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 6.3% | 51.5% | 317 | — |
| Kings Hill Primary School | 74% | 7.8% | 41.4% | 459 | 0.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston | 74% | 4.6% | 42% | 245 | 0.6 miles |
| Old Park Primary School | 68% | 5.8% | 28.9% | 471 | 0.7 miles |
| Old Church Church of England C Primary School | — | — | — | 431 | 0.7 miles |
| Woods Bank Academy | 72% | 6.7% | 67.4% | 303 | 0.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.51%
- English as an additional language
- 56.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.33%
- Persistent absence
- 17.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kings Hill Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston0.6 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
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Old Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
-
Old Church Church of England C Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
-
Woods Bank Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
Other schools in Wednesbury
Salisbury Primary School ranks 7th of the 14 ranked primary schools in Wednesbury.
- Albert Pritchard Infant School Primary
- Holyhead Primary Academy Primary
- Kings Hill Primary School Primary
- Mesty Croft Primary Primary
- Old Church Church of England C Primary School Primary
- Old Park Primary School Primary
- Park Hill Primary School Primary
- Pinfold Street Primary School Primary
- St John's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Tameside Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Salisbury Primary School teach?
- Salisbury Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wednesbury.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Salisbury Primary School?
- The acting headteacher of Salisbury Primary School is Mrs Nin Matharu, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Salisbury Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Salisbury 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 many pupils are at Salisbury Primary School?
- Salisbury Primary School has 317 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Salisbury Primary School full?
- Salisbury Primary School has capacity for 367 pupils and 317 on roll (86%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Salisbury Primary School a faith school?
- No. Salisbury Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Salisbury Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Salisbury Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Salisbury Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Salisbury Primary School is part of the The King's Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Salisbury Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Salisbury Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Salisbury Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Salisbury Primary School compare with other schools in Walsall?
- Salisbury Primary School ranked 28th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Salisbury Primary School's absence rate?
- Salisbury Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Salisbury Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Salisbury 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.