Old Church Church of England C Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Wednesbury, Walsall·WS10 8DL
Composite score
42.6
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National rank
#1058
In West Midlands
#46
In Walsall
Top 68%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
62%
% achieving higher RWM
2%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
42 first choices, 48 places
First choices per place
0.88
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
70
any preference, for 48 places
Applications from another council area
3%

Every child who put Old Church Church of England C Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
427
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
49.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
23.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

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

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About Old Church Church of England C Primary School

Old Church Church of England C Primary School is a primary school in Wednesbury, Walsall, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 427 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 62% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 18.0 percentage points year on 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 103 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 2% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Old Church Church of England C Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 48 Reception places. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 49% 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 comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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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