Croft Academy

State-Funded School

croft-academy-walsall-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

WalsallLocal Authority

Walsall and BloxwichConstituency

WS2 8JEPostcode

8.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Croft Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Walsall, West Midlands.

It currently serves 246 pupils. Croft Academy is part of The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 89%
Higher standard: 11%
Reading score: 111
Maths score: 109

Ethnicity

White

23%

Asian

41%

Black

22%

Mixed

Any other group

10%

Unclassified

Pupils

246

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

63%

England average

27%

First language not English

58%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 246
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
20 Nov 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
16 Jun 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
23 Jul 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.