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Castlefort Junior Mixed and Infant School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Joanne Wilson

location_onWalsall, WS9 9JP

language Visit Website phone 1543452158

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

235

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Expected Standard

66%

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Demand Ratio

1.3x

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Castlefort Junior Mixed and Infant School is a Community school primary school in Walsall, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.3×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 44% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Castlefort Junior Mixed and Infant School is a community school in Walsall, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 225 pupils on roll, of whom 40% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #26 of 79 primaries in Walsall and #4,234 of 15,231 nationally.

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

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.3× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 26.3%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 57%

Reading97% LA 71%

Writing79% LA 67%

Maths79% LA 70%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading76% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths76% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading80% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths87% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.7

Read

LA -0.5

0.4 to 4.9

2.9

Write

LA -0.1

0.7 to 5.1

3.6

Maths

LA -0.3

1.5 to 5.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 58%England 65%

Reading83% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.4

Read

LA -0.4

0.1 to 4.6

-1.7

Write

LA -0.4

-3.7 to 0.4

2.0

Maths

LA -0.1

0.1 to 4.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 59%

Reading86% LA 70%

Writing69% LA 73%

Maths83% LA 72%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.9

Read

LA -0.3

2.7 to 7.1

2.3

Write

LA -0.6

0.2 to 4.4

5.8

Maths

LA 0.0

3.8 to 7.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 August 2025

Inspection Report

29 April 2025

Inspection Report

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21 January 2020

Inspection Report

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12 July 2016

Inspection Report

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24 January 2012

Inspection Report

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27 September 2010

Inspection Report

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25 March 2009

Inspection Report

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13 March 2006

Inspection Report

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17 January 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-07-12

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-01-24

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-03-25

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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 225 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, 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)	225	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	237	1	0.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	236	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	224	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	243	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	235	2	0.9%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	230	1	0.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	238	1	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	234	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	226	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	241	1	0.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	237	1	0.4%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	237	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	258	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	258	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	250	1	0.4%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	267	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	261	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	249	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	259	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	249	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	244	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	263	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	258	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	247	1	0.4%	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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils