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Delves Infant School

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personMrs Amanda Arnold

location_onWalsall, WS5 4PU

language Visit Website phone 1922720754

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2016

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Students

349

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Delves Infant School is a Community school primary school in Walsall, serving ages 2-7. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade.

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School Summary

Delves Infant School is a community school in Walsall, admitting pupils aged 2-7. The school has approximately 338 pupils on roll, of whom 20% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 24.5%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 May 2025

Inspection Report

01 March 2022

Inspection Report

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23 February 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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14 September 2010

Inspection Report

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16 July 2008

Inspection Report

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05 July 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-02-23

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-09-14

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.6%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

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verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 338 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.6%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	338	2	0.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	340	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	341	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	342	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	340	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	349	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	349	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	341	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	337	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	340	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	337	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	343	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	343	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	336	1	0.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	343	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	343	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	345	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	327	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	329	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	320	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	325	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	328	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	326	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	328	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	329	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	314	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 20 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils