Caldmore Primary Academy
Carless Street, Walsall, WS1 3RH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
- Acting Head of School
- Mr Thomas Garner
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Academy Transformation Trust
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 412
- Pupils on roll
- 436
- URN
- 143904
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01922721359
About this school
Caldmore Primary Academy is a primary academy in Walsall. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 436 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 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 | 60 | 60 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 50% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 58% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 68% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 62% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.70 | - | - |
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 Caldmore 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 | 50% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 451 |
| 2023/24 | 455 |
| 2024/25 | 424 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Caldmore Primary Academy compares
Caldmore Primary Academy ranked 42nd of 61 primary schools in Walsall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 4.8% | 53.4% | 436 | — |
| Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy | — | — | — | 313 | 0.3 miles |
| Palfrey Infant School | — | — | — | 310 | 0.3 miles |
| Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School | — | 6.7% | 40.7% | 314 | 0.3 miles |
| Palfrey Junior School | 49% | 5.7% | 49% | 359 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School | 73% | 4.4% | 20.1% | 235 | 0.4 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)
- 53.38%
- English as an additional language
- 65.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.77%
- Persistent absence
- 13.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Walsall
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Palfrey Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Walsall
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Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Walsall
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Palfrey Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Walsall
-
St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Walsall
Other schools in Walsall
Caldmore Primary Academy ranks 35th 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 Caldmore Primary Academy teach?
- Caldmore Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Walsall.
- Who is the acting head of school of Caldmore Primary Academy?
- The acting head of school of Caldmore Primary Academy is Mr Thomas Garner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Caldmore Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Caldmore 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 Caldmore Primary Academy?
- Caldmore Primary Academy has 436 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Caldmore Primary Academy full?
- Caldmore Primary Academy has capacity for 412 pupils and 436 on roll (106%), 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 Caldmore Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Caldmore Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Caldmore Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Caldmore Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Caldmore Primary Academy?
- Caldmore Primary Academy is part of ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Caldmore 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 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Caldmore Primary Academy rank locally?
- Caldmore Primary Academy ranked 42nd of 61 primary schools in Walsall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Caldmore Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Caldmore Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Caldmore Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Caldmore 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 10 July 2026.