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Cheslyn Hay Primary School

Community school · Walsall · WS6 7JQ

Ages 3–11 · 402 pupils · Staffordshire

KS2 expected (RWM)

66%

Overall absence

6.0%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)66%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.2%
Unauthorised2.4%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
365

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

54

Places offered

57

1st-preference offers

54

Total preferences (any rank)
117
Preferred offers (top 3)
57
Applications from outside LA
6
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill85%

402 pupils · 475 places

Pupils on roll
402
Boys / girls
200 / 202
School capacity
475
Capacity fill
402 / 475 (85%)
Free school meals
15.7%
FSM pupils
63
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Craig Griffiths

Location

Address
Saredon Road, Cheslyn Hay
Postcode
WS6 7JQ
Town
Walsall
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Staffordshire
District
South Staffordshire
Constituency
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
4 on roll / 4 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Walsall, Staffordshire, 402 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 15.7%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability.

Open schools in Walsall
107
Primary schools in Walsall
69
Academies among open schools in Walsall
52% (56)
Open schools in WS6
7
Primary in WS6
5
Open schools in Staffordshire LA
458
Primary in Staffordshire LA
309

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in WalsallNear WS6

  • Glenthorne Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Walsall · WS6 7BZ · Staffordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM13.4%
    • Demand1.03

    0.6 miles away

  • Moat Hall Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Walsall · WS6 6BX · Staffordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM32.4%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Bridgtown Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Cannock · WS11 0AZ · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM47.6%
    • Demand0.98

    1.2 miles away

  • Landywood Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Walsall · WS6 6AQ · Staffordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM9.3%
    • Demand1.02

    1.4 miles away

  • Longford Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Cannock · WS11 1PD · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence9.7%
    • FSM48.0%
    • Demand0.97

    1.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Craig Griffiths

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