Caldmore Primary Academy
Carless Street, Walsall, WS1 3RHOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Caldmore Primary Academy is a primary school in Walsall for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 133 schools in Walsall. It ranks 38th of 50 primary schools in Walsall. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 18 March 2025, report published 5 May 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 18 March 2025
Caldmore Primary School is an inclusive school with a richly diverse community of pupils. Many pupils join the school at different points in their primary education. Whenever they join, they are welcomed warmly. Parents and carers rightly reflect that the school is a haven of calm in this busy urban community. Everyone follows the 'Caldmore Way', which clearly sets out how pupils should behave. As a result, pupils behave well in school. Pupils appreciate that staff show kindness to them and help them if they have any worries. Positive relationships between pupils and staff are borne out of mutual respect. The curriculum has been adapted to make it more exciting for pupils. The school has high expectations for pupils' achievement. While these expectations are yet to be realised in some key stage 2 outcomes, pupils make good progress from their starting points. The school has listened closely to its pupils and put in place a broad range of wider opportunities to develop their talents and interests. Pupils relish these opportunities and enjoy taking on roles and responsibilities. For example, some are mental health champions, and others are on the junior leadership team.
What the school should improve
- The school has not ensured that assessment systems are used consistently well to check that pupils have remembered the knowledge they have been taught in some wider curriculum subjects. This hinders their ability to build new learning and make connections with their prior learning. The school should ensure that assessment systems are used well across all subjects so gaps in pupils' learning are identified and addressed effectively.
- The school has not ensured there is a clear and effective sequence of learning in some subjects. Consequently, in some subjects, pupils do not learn enough knowledge over time. The school should ensure that the content and order of the curriculum are clear and embedded for each subject in the wider curriculum.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
58 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
436 pupils on roll, with places for 412
Schools near Caldmore Primary Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Not published |
| Palfrey Infant School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Not published |
| Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Palfrey Junior School | 0.4 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | 49% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 73% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Thomas Garner
- Phone
- 01922721359
- Address
- Carless Street, Walsall, WS1 3RH
- Local authority
- Walsall
- URN
- 143904
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.