Edgar Stammers Primary Academy
Harden Road, Coalpool, Walsall, WS3 1RQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREENHEART LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Givans
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Greenheart Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 367
- Pupils on roll
- 328
- URN
- 139610
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922471390
About this school
Edgar Stammers Primary Academy is a primary academy in Walsall. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 328 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
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 | 51 | 47 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 51% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 64% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 68% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 74% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Edgar Stammers 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 | 57% | 56.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 361 |
| 2023/24 | 363 |
| 2024/25 | 365 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Edgar Stammers Primary Academy compares
Edgar Stammers Primary Academy ranked 48th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 10.8% | 65.5% | 328 | — |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | 88% | 2.3% | 26.3% | 296 | 0.2 miles |
| Goldsmith Primary Academy | 75% | 5.1% | 67.6% | 482 | 0.4 miles |
| Christ Church Church of England Primary School | — | 5.6% | 55% | 459 | 0.7 miles |
| North Walsall Primary Academy | 60% | 3.9% | 50.5% | 234 | 0.8 miles |
| Sunshine Academy | — | — | — | 150 | 0.8 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)
- 65.49%
- English as an additional language
- 17.3%
- Overall absence
- 10.75%
- Persistent absence
- 31.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Walsall
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Goldsmith Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Harden
-
Christ Church Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Walsall
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North Walsall Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
Sunshine Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Walsall
Other schools in Walsall
Edgar Stammers Primary Academy ranks 41st 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 Edgar Stammers Primary Academy teach?
- Edgar Stammers Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Walsall.
- Who is the headteacher of Edgar Stammers Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Edgar Stammers Primary Academy is Mrs Rebecca Givans, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Edgar Stammers Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Edgar Stammers 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 Edgar Stammers Primary Academy?
- Edgar Stammers Primary Academy has 328 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Edgar Stammers Primary Academy full?
- Edgar Stammers Primary Academy has capacity for 367 pupils and 328 on roll (89%), 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 Edgar Stammers Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Edgar Stammers Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Edgar Stammers Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Edgar Stammers Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Edgar Stammers Primary Academy?
- Edgar Stammers Primary Academy is part of GREENHEART LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Edgar Stammers Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Edgar Stammers Primary Academy rank locally?
- Edgar Stammers Primary Academy ranked 48th of 61 primary schools in Walsall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Edgar Stammers Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Edgar Stammers Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 10.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Edgar Stammers Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Edgar Stammers 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.