Ryders Hayes School
Gilpin Crescent, Pelsall, Walsall, WS3 4HX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PRIMARY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jaz Paul
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Aldridge-Brownhills
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 504
- Pupils on roll
- 463
- URN
- 136619
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922683008
About this school
Ryders Hayes School is a primary academy in Walsall. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 463 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 61 | 61 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 52% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 3% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 64% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 74% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 66% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Ryders Hayes 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 | 75% | 56.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 465 |
| 2023/24 | 450 |
| 2024/25 | 457 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ryders Hayes School compares
Ryders Hayes School ranked 35th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.4% | 18.7% | 463 | — |
| Pelsall Village School | 18% | 6.4% | 46.3% | 259 | 0.5 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England C Primary School | 72% | 4.2% | 12.1% | 460 | 0.8 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | 41% | 4.2% | 22.5% | 197 | 1.1 miles |
| Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School | — | — | — | — | 1.1 miles |
| Rushall Primary School | — | — | — | 260 | 1.3 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
- 14 February 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report9 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.68%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.43%
- Persistent absence
- 7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pelsall Village School0.5 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
St Michael's Church of England C Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Rushall Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Walsall
Other schools in Walsall
Ryders Hayes School ranks 27th 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 Ryders Hayes School teach?
- Ryders Hayes School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Walsall.
- Who is the headteacher of Ryders Hayes School?
- The headteacher of Ryders Hayes School is Mrs Jaz Paul, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ryders Hayes School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ryders Hayes 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 Ryders Hayes School?
- Ryders Hayes School has 463 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Ryders Hayes School full?
- Ryders Hayes School has capacity for 504 pupils and 463 on roll (92%), 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 Ryders Hayes School a faith school?
- No. Ryders Hayes School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ryders Hayes School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ryders Hayes School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Ryders Hayes School?
- Ryders Hayes School is part of PRIMARY LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ryders Hayes School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ryders Hayes School rank locally?
- Ryders Hayes School ranked 35th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ryders Hayes School's absence rate?
- Ryders Hayes School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ryders Hayes School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ryders Hayes 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 7 July 2026.