State primary · 3 to 11 · Mixed · 225 pupils
Castlefort Academy
Castlefort Road, Walsall Wood, Walsall, WS9 9JP
COULD YOUR CHILD GET IN? · RECEPTION 2027
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Ofsted: Good · April 2025Top 45% (34/77)Fewer first choices than places (2026)
Summary
The key facts, in one placePrimary (key stage 2)
The league rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as on the Schools map. In England: 6,936th of 14,817 on the same figure. Band: Top 45%.
Top 45% (34/77)Rank among 77 Walsall primaries with results, 2025 results (reading, writing and maths)
- Inspection
- Good, April 2025
- Getting in
- Not full for Reception 2026
- Results
- 66% expected standard; 3% higher standard
- Size
- 225 pupils; 29 places a year; classes of 28
- Run by
- Lighthouse Multi Academy Trust
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11 · Mixed
Ofsted, April 2025The judgements from the school's latest inspection. Reports from November 2025 use Ofsted's new report card, with different headings; we show whichever the latest report uses.Read the report ↗
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Strengths, and things to check
- Expected standard: 66%, against 59% in Walsall.
- Higher standard: 3%, against 6% in Walsall.
- We hold no offer-day distances for this school: ask the council how far places went.
At a glance
Against Walsall and EnglandThis schoolWalsallEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
Expected standardThe share of Year 6 pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, from the key stage 2 tests and teacher assessment.
66%
Better than WalsallHigher standardThe share who reached the higher standard in all three. A small year group can swing this a lot from one year to the next.
3%
Worse than WalsallPupils and classes
Average class sizeAverage pupils per class, from the school census. Shown for context, not as a score.
28.1
ContextFree school mealsPupils eligible for free school meals. Context for reading the results, not a measure of the school.
30%
ContextPupils for each teacherPupils on roll for each full-time teacher, from the school workforce census. Shown for context.
23.5
ContextDemand for places
First choices per placeFamilies who put this school first, for each Reception place in 2026 (DfE applications and offers). Above 1 means more first choices than places.
0.9
In line with WalsallWalsall and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state primary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.Where these figures come from →
Overview
Getting in
- 27 families put it first for 29 places; every one of them got in
- We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.
- We can't tell how far Reception places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.
Quality
- Good
- Reading, writing and maths: expected standard: 66% (England 62%) (county 59%)
- Reading, writing and maths: higher standard: 3% (England 8%) (county 6%)
Daily life
- Classes average 28.1 pupils; 28% of classes have more than 30
- 23.5 pupils for each teacher
- Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 70 m
- 6 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 2 serious)
- Air: nitrogen dioxide 11.7 µg/m³, PM2.5 8.1 (1 km square, background level)
- Absence and suspension figures are not published for this school (DfE covers state schools only).
Who runs it
- Lighthouse Multi Academy Trust, with 9 schools
- Opened as an academy (converter) on 1 September 2025
- Replaced Castlefort Junior Mixed and Infant School (URN 104204)
- We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.
Getting in
How far offers reached
How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.Reception. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →
Applications and offers, DfE
| Entry | Year | Places | First choices | Any choice | First choices offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reception | 2026 | 29 | 27 | 58 | 27 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2026 to 2026. Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.
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Results
Results
| Measure | This school | England | Council | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths: expected standard | 66% | 62% | 59% | 2024/2025 |
| Reading, writing and maths: higher standard | 3% | 8% | 6% | 2024/2025 |
Source: DfE school performance tables, 2024/2025.
League table place
| Table | League rank |
|---|---|
| Primary (key stage 2) | Top 45% (34/77) |
Source: DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.
Inspections
| Date | Kind | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 29 April 2025 | Graded inspection | Quality of education: Good |
| 22 January 2020 | Ungraded visit | School remains Good |
Source: Ofsted, 2025.
Daily life
Class sizes and staff
| Measure | Figure | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Average class size | 28.1 | 2025/26 |
| Classes over 30 pupils | 28% | 2025/26 |
| Pupils for each teacher | 23.5 | November 2025 |
Source: DfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.
Stops nearby
| Kind | Nearest (metres, straight line) |
|---|---|
| bus | 70 |
Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current. A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.
Road collisions within 500 m
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 |
Source: DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025. 2 serious and 0 fatal in all; 2 involved a pedestrian, 0 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Annual mean (µg/m³) | Year |
|---|---|---|
| NO2 | 11.7 | 2024 |
| PM10 | 12.8 | 2024 |
| PM25 | 8.1 | 2024 |
Source: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps. A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.
Pupils
Who goes there
| Measure | Share of pupils | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Eligible for free school meals | 30% | 2025/26 |
| First language other than English | 1.3% | 2025/26 |
| SEN support | 10% | 2025/26 |
| Education, health and care plan | 3.6% | 2025/26 |
| Girls | 54% | 2025/26 |
Source: DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.
Who runs it
Who runs it
- Lighthouse Multi Academy Trust, with 9 schools
- Opened as an academy (converter) on 1 September 2025
- Replaced Castlefort Junior Mixed and Infant School (URN 104204)
- We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.
Area
Homes in reach of this schoolLook up any home near here: its sales, an open-data valuation, and which schools it keeps in reach.Search homes →Sources
- DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
- DfE school performance tables
- DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
- DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
- DfE, school workforce; school census
- DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
- DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
- DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
- Ofsted
- School register: DfE Get Information about Schools (this school)
- How we check these figures: How we know
More in schools in Walsall and the Walsall league table. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
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