Pelsall Village School
Old Town Lane, Walsall, WS3 4NJ
259 pupils · 78% of 330 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Free school meals
- 43.5%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 May 2026, published 15 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 18% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 18 | 17 | 48 | 17 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 27 | 27 | 58 | 27 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 21 | 19 | 47 | 21 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 28 | 21 | 62 | 27 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 34 | 33 | 53 | 34 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 22 | 21 | 35 | 22 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 29 | 25 | 51 | 28 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 36 | 33 | 70 | 36 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Michael's Church of England C Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Ryders Hayes School 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Rivers Primary Academy 1.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Rushall Primary School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2019 · previous system
- Lower Farm Primary School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.