Croft Academy
Croft Street, Walsall, WS2 8JE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Miss Samantha Crisp
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 241
- Pupils on roll
- 246
- URN
- 138420
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922720689
About this school
Croft Academy is a primary academy in Walsall. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 246 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 31 | 27 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 89% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 11% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 89% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 89% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 89% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 111.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - | - |
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 Croft Academy 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 | 48% | 56.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 89% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 250 |
| 2023/24 | 244 |
| 2024/25 | 252 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Croft Academy compares
Croft Academy ranked 37th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.4% | 67.2% | 246 | — |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall | 66% | 5.1% | 39.3% | 223 | 0.3 miles |
| Birchills Church of England Community Academy | 37% | 7.5% | 45.4% | 442 | 0.3 miles |
| North Walsall Primary Academy | 60% | 3.9% | 50.5% | 234 | 0.3 miles |
| Butts Primary School | 68% | 5% | 44.8% | 241 | 0.5 miles |
| Reedswood E-ACT Academy | 83% | 4.9% | 42.6% | 478 | 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)
- 67.16%
- English as an additional language
- 62.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.44%
- Persistent absence
- 14.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall0.3 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Birchills Church of England Community Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
North Walsall Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Butts Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Reedswood E-ACT Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Walsall
Other schools in Walsall
Croft Academy ranks 30th 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 Croft Academy teach?
- Croft Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Walsall.
- Who is the principal of Croft Academy?
- The principal of Croft Academy is Miss Samantha Crisp, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Croft Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Croft Academy, 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 Croft Academy?
- Croft Academy has 246 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Croft Academy full?
- Croft Academy has capacity for 241 pupils and 246 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Croft Academy a faith school?
- No. Croft Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Croft Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Croft Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Croft Academy?
- Croft Academy is part of THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Croft Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Croft Academy rank locally?
- Croft Academy ranked 37th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Croft Academy's absence rate?
- Croft Academy's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Croft Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Croft Academy'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 1 July 2026.