OFSTED
11 October 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Walsall
Trust
THE FORGE BROOK TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
310
257 full-time ·
53 part-time
Female pupils
146
47.1% of pupils
Male pupils
164
52.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.1 pts
above England
School
32.9%
Walsall
36.6%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
57.1 pts
above England
School
77.4%
Walsall
24.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Walsall
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
30.0%
93
Bangladeshi
26.1%
81
Any other Asian background
16.1%
50
Indian
9.0%
28
Any other ethnic group
7.4%
23
African
2.9%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
15.2%
47 of
310 pupils
5.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
86.1%
2.1 pts
below England
Palfrey Infant School
86.1%
Walsall
97.4%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.