Delves Junior School

Academy converter·Primary school Walsall·WS5 4PU
Composite score
29.8
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National rank
#1438
In West Midlands
#68
In Walsall
Top 91%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
44%
% achieving higher RWM
1%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

Getting a place

Last place offered lived
0.80 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 1292 m

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
362
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
37.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
63.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Staffing & funding

Spend per pupil
£1,547
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Delves Junior School

Delves Junior School is a primary school in Walsall, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 362 pupils aged 7 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 44% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 18.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 1% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 0.80 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 37% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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