Old Church Church of England C Primary School
School Street, Off Alma Street, Wednesbury, WS10 8DL
This school is closed (it closed in November 2025).
It was replaced by Old Church Church of England C Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Ms Davina Clacy
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lichfield
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton South East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 427
- URN
- 104224
- Local authority
- Walsall
About this school
Old Church Church of England C Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Wednesbury. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 427 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Old Church Church of England C Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 61 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 44% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 70% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 48% | 57% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 48% | 57% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
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 Old Church Church of England C 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 | 44% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 437 |
| 2023/24 | 435 |
| 2024/25 | 427 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Old Church Church of England C Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 5.7% | 49.1% | 427 | — |
| Old Church Church of England C Primary School | — | — | — | 431 | 0.0 miles |
| Woods Bank Academy | 72% | 6.7% | 67.4% | 303 | 0.3 miles |
| Pinfold Street Primary School | 44% | 6% | 52.8% | 410 | 0.3 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston | 74% | 4.6% | 42% | 245 | 0.3 miles |
| Kings Hill Primary School | 74% | 7.8% | 41.4% | 459 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.13%
- English as an additional language
- 23.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.7%
- Persistent absence
- 15.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Old Church Church of England C Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
-
Woods Bank Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
-
Pinfold Street Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston0.3 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
-
Kings Hill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
Other 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
- Salisbury 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
Common questions
- What ages does Old Church Church of England C Primary School teach?
- Old Church Church of England C Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Wednesbury.
- Has Old Church Church of England C Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Old Church Church of England C Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Old Church Church of England C Primary School?
- Old Church Church of England C Primary School had 427 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Old Church Church of England C 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 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Old Church Church of England C Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Old Church Church of England C 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 30 November 2025.