Greenfield Primary School, Walsall

Ofsted's report card from its 17 June 2026 inspection grades Greenfield Primary School on 7 areas: 2 expected standard and 5 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders know the importance of children making a positive start in the early years."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have developed a structured personal development programme that helps pupils develop the values and confidence they need in life."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Over time, pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, have not achieved as well as they should in national tests."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Pupils do not attend school as well as they should, particularly pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "The curriculum is not as well delivered as it should be."

Inclusion - Needs attention. "There are inconsistencies with regard to how well the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are met."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "Leaders have not taken swift enough action to address ongoing issues across the school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the school's attendance strategy is effective, engaging with parents and other professionals to quickly improve attendance of pupils who miss too much time off school"; "Leaders should make sure that staff deliver the school's curriculum effectively, focusing on important intended learning and checking to make sure that pupils are making the best progress"; "Leaders should ensure that staff support pupils with gaps in important handwriting, punctuation and spelling knowledge so as they have the skills to succeed in the future"; "Leaders should make sure that staff effectively meet the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities through ensuring that their personal learning plans are clearly focused on their next steps to succeed"; "Leaders should further support staff in the early years so their interactions with children are as effective as possible to maximise their learning".

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils at Greenfield Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 45% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Walsall and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 62% in reading and 38% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 23 families put Greenfield Primary School as their first choice and 52 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Greenfield Primary School are St Francis Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 78% reading, 78% maths); Rushall Primary School (0.3 miles); Radleys Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 58% reading, 58% maths); and St Michael's Church of England C Primary School (1 mile, Good, 83% reading, 78% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Greenfield Primary School.

Greenfield Primary School is one of 9 schools run by Central Co-Operative Learning Trust, an academy trust.

37.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 36 pupils (14.8%) received SEN support and 6 (2.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Greenfield Primary School had 16 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Bloxwich Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Coalheath Lane (after), 100 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 154 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Walsall (297).

In 2024/25, Greenfield Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 1.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Greenfield Primary School are Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy (0.7 miles) and Aldridge School - A Science College (1.7 miles).