Goldsmith Primary Academy
Goldsmith Road, Harden, WS3 1DL
482 pupils · 153% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WINDSOR ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Free school meals
- 65.7%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Exceptional |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Exceptional |
| Leadership and governance | Exceptional |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 18 November 2025, published 27 January 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 | 75% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.02 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 61 | 89 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 54 | 52 | 77 | 54 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 51 | 50 | 75 | 50 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 46 | 39 | 60 | 43 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 42 | 36 | 54 | 37 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 50 | 48 | 67 | 49 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 49 | 47 | 69 | 47 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 50 | 41 | 71 | 44 |
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
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Edgar Stammers Primary Academy 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Sunshine Academy 0.7 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 0.9 km · Improved significantly (2024)
- Leamore Primary School 0.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Rivers Primary Academy 0.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
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.