Glenthorne Community Primary School
Glenthorne Drive, Cheslyn Hay, Walsall, WS6 7BZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Rebecca Woodall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 269
- URN
- 124162
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922666266
About this school
Glenthorne Community Primary School is a community primary school in Walsall. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 269 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Glenthorne Community 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. 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 50 | 50 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 74% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 80% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 88% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 84% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| 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 Glenthorne Community 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 322 |
| 2023/24 | 296 |
| 2024/25 | 283 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Glenthorne Community Primary School compares
Glenthorne Community Primary School ranked 122nd of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 4.7% | 17% | 269 | — |
| Moat Hall Primary Academy | 75% | 5.6% | 35% | 359 | 0.4 miles |
| Cheslyn Hay Primary Academy | 71% | 5.3% | 17.1% | 453 | 0.6 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 208 | 0.7 miles |
| Landywood Primary School | 62% | 4.1% | 11.9% | 408 | 1.0 miles |
| Bridgtown Primary School | 76% | 6.2% | 48.8% | 328 | 1.1 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)
- 16.96%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.66%
- Persistent absence
- 11.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Moat Hall Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Walsall
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Cheslyn Hay Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Landywood Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Bridgtown Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Cannock
Other schools in Walsall
Glenthorne Community Primary School ranks 20th 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 ages does Glenthorne Community Primary School teach?
- Glenthorne Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Walsall.
- Who is the headteacher of Glenthorne Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Glenthorne Community Primary School is Miss Rebecca Woodall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Glenthorne Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Glenthorne Community 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 Glenthorne Community Primary School?
- Glenthorne Community Primary School has 269 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Glenthorne Community Primary School full?
- Glenthorne Community Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 269 on roll (85%), 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 Glenthorne Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Glenthorne Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Glenthorne Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Glenthorne Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Glenthorne Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Glenthorne Community Primary School compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Glenthorne Community Primary School ranked 122nd of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Glenthorne Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Glenthorne Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Glenthorne Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Glenthorne Community 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 June 2026.