Mesty Croft Primary
St Luke's Road, Wednesbury, WS10 0QY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PERRY HALL MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Bray
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Perry Hall Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Tipton and Wednesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 410
- URN
- 137972
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215560854
About this school
Mesty Croft Primary is a primary academy in Wednesbury. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 410 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
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 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 48% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 8% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 57% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 58% | 51% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 53% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.10 | - | - |
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 Mesty Croft Primary has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sandwell average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 437 |
| 2023/24 | 433 |
| 2024/25 | 427 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mesty Croft Primary compares
Mesty Croft Primary ranked 80th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell 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 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 6% | 43.9% | 410 | — |
| Tameside Primary Academy | 75% | 7.2% | 51.8% | 388 | 0.3 miles |
| St John's Church of England Primary Academy | 73% | 7.2% | 40.1% | 193 | 0.5 miles |
| Park Hill Primary School | 53% | 4.7% | 36.1% | 231 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 52% | 4.3% | 27.3% | 232 | 0.6 miles |
| Wood Green Junior School | 60% | 5.4% | 42.1% | 340 | 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)
- 43.88%
- English as an additional language
- 15.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.97%
- Persistent absence
- 16.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tameside Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
-
St John's Church of England Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
-
Park Hill Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
-
Wood Green Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
Other schools in Wednesbury
Mesty Croft Primary ranks 13th of the 14 ranked primary schools in Wednesbury.
- Albert Pritchard Infant School Primary
- Holyhead Primary Academy Primary
- Kings Hill Primary School 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
- Tameside Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Mesty Croft Primary teach?
- Mesty Croft Primary teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wednesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Mesty Croft Primary?
- The headteacher of Mesty Croft Primary is Mrs Lucy Bray, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mesty Croft Primary last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mesty Croft Primary, 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 Mesty Croft Primary?
- Mesty Croft Primary has 410 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Mesty Croft Primary full?
- Mesty Croft Primary has capacity for 420 pupils and 410 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Mesty Croft Primary a faith school?
- No. Mesty Croft Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Mesty Croft Primary have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Mesty Croft Primary as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Mesty Croft Primary?
- Mesty Croft Primary is part of PERRY HALL MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Mesty Croft Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% 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 Mesty Croft Primary rank locally?
- Mesty Croft Primary ranked 80th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell 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 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mesty Croft Primary's absence rate?
- Mesty Croft Primary's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mesty Croft Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mesty Croft Primary'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 6 July 2026.