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Glenthorne Community Primary School

Community school · Walsall · WS6 7BZ

Ages 2–11 · 269 pupils · Staffordshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

74%

Overall absence

5.0%

Admissions demand

1.03 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-04-16

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)74%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.6%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
277

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

1.03 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

31

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
79
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill85%

269 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
269
Boys / girls
135 / 134
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
269 / 315 (85%)
Free school meals
13.4%
FSM pupils
36
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

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
Miss Rebecca Woodall

Location

Address
Glenthorne Drive, Cheslyn Hay
Postcode
WS6 7BZ
Town
Walsall
County
Staffordshire
Local authority
Staffordshire
District
South Staffordshire
Constituency
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 2–11, in Walsall, Staffordshire, 269 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 13.4%.

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

  • Moat Hall Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Walsall · WS6 6BX · Staffordshire

    Ages 2–11

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

    0.4 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

    1.0 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

    1.1 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

    1.7 miles away

  • St Lukes CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Cannock · WS11 1HN · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM10.5%
    • Demand1.02

    2.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Rebecca Woodall
Telephone
01922666266
Website
www.glenthorne.staffs.sch.uk/

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