Palfrey Junior School

State-Funded School

palfrey-junior-school-walsall-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

WalsallLocal Authority

Walsall and BloxwichConstituency

WS1 4AHPostcode

2.6

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Palfrey Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Walsall, West Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 359 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Mar 2026 · published 10 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 52%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

Asian

81%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

11%

Pupils

359

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

51%

England average

27%

First language not English

93%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 359
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
6 Feb 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
18 Jan 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.