Goldsmith Primary Academy
Goldsmith Road, Harden, WS3 1DL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WINDSOR ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Maximilian Wakeman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Windsor Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 482
- URN
- 138591
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922710182
About this school
Goldsmith Primary Academy is a primary academy in Harden. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 482 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Exceptional
- Leadership and governance
- Exceptional
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 48 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 75% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 77% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 77% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 77% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
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 Goldsmith Primary 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 | 74% | 56.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 445 |
| 2023/24 | 462 |
| 2024/25 | 494 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Goldsmith Primary Academy compares
Goldsmith Primary Academy ranked 12th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 5.1% | 67.6% | 482 | — |
| Christ Church Church of England Primary School | — | 5.6% | 55% | 459 | 0.4 miles |
| Edgar Stammers Primary Academy | 50% | 10.8% | 65.5% | 328 | 0.4 miles |
| Sunshine Academy | — | — | — | 150 | 0.4 miles |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | 88% | 2.3% | 26.3% | 296 | 0.5 miles |
| Leamore Primary School | 63% | 5.4% | 46.5% | 236 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report18 November 2025
- 2 November 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 67.64%
- English as an additional language
- 16%
- Overall absence
- 5.05%
- Persistent absence
- 13.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Christ Church Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Edgar Stammers Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Sunshine Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Leamore Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Walsall
Common questions
- What year groups does Goldsmith Primary Academy teach?
- Goldsmith Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Harden.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Goldsmith Primary Academy?
- The executive headteacher of Goldsmith Primary Academy is Mr Maximilian Wakeman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Goldsmith Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Goldsmith Primary 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 Goldsmith Primary Academy?
- Goldsmith Primary Academy has 482 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Goldsmith Primary Academy full?
- Goldsmith Primary Academy has capacity for 315 pupils and 482 on roll (153%), 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 Goldsmith Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Goldsmith Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Goldsmith Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Goldsmith Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Goldsmith Primary Academy?
- Goldsmith Primary Academy is part of WINDSOR ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Goldsmith Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Goldsmith Primary Academy rank locally?
- Goldsmith Primary Academy ranked 12th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Goldsmith Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Goldsmith Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Goldsmith Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Goldsmith Primary 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.