Park Hall Infant Academy, Walsall
Park Hall Infant Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Walsall, part of The Loriners Multi Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2022. It was 97% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2022)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Walsall (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Park Hall Infant Academy in detail
Park Hall Infant Academy in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care, from £5.80 per session.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Park Hall Infant Academy
For September 2026 entry, 106 families put Park Hall Infant Academy as their first choice and 170 named it as one of their preferences, for 90 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 16 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Park Hall Infant Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Park Hall Infant Academy are Park Hall Junior Academy (under 0.1 miles, Good, 89% reading, 82% maths); Yew Tree Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 64% reading, 64% maths); St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 83% maths); and Whitehall Junior Community School (0.9 miles, Good, 78% reading, 83% maths).
Park Hall Junior AcademyYew Tree Primary SchoolSt Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary SchoolWhitehall Junior Community School
The trust
Park Hall Infant Academy is one of 2 schools run by The Loriners Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
7.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 41.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (83%) and Mixed (8%).
In 2026, 15 pupils (4.8%) received SEN support and 9 (2.9%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Tame Bridge Parkway Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lonsdale Road (after), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 83 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).
Suspensions and exclusions
Park Hall Infant Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Park Hall Infant Academy are Queen Mary's Grammar School (0.8 miles) and Q3 Academy Great Barr (1.3 miles).
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its November 2022 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Areas Ofsted flagged
Early years (Requires Improvement).
At a Glance
7.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
27.4
Avg class size
28.6
Infant (KS1)
9
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Park Hall Infant Academy
Term dates
Park Hall Infant Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Walsall's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Park Hall Infant Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Park Hall Infant Academy is in Walsall; for families living there:
Apply to Walsall for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Walsall is 20.5 (the median across 134 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
262 pupils
270 places
8 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Walsall
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Walsall
Across Walsall council
Places available
3,855
Applications
3,340
Got 1st preference
93.8%
Got preferred school
98.3%
All primary applications across Walsall council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
15
SEN Support
9
EHC Plans
7.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
310
Total Pupils
166
Boys
144
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
20.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,140
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,306
Per pupil
£1537k
Total funding
£32k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.3%
Overall absence
7.7%
Persistent absence
183
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Park Hall Infant Academy
Questions parents ask about Park Hall Infant Academy
What is Park Hall Infant Academy's Ofsted rating?
Park Hall Infant Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2022. At its previous graded inspection in 2008 it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Park Hall Infant Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Park Hall Infant Academy is oversubscribed, Walsall allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Park Hall Infant Academy?
Park Hall Infant Academy was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Park Hall Infant Academy?
Classes at Park Hall Infant Academy average 27.4 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Park Hall Infant Academy?
Park Hall Infant Academy has around 310 pupils on roll. 7% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Park Hall Infant Academy?
4.3% of sessions were missed at Park Hall Infant Academy in 2024/25. 7.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Park Hall Infant Academy?
Apply through Walsall's coordinated admissions process, naming Park Hall Infant Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Park Hall Infant Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Walsall is 20.5 (the median across 134 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Park Hall Infant Academy?
Park Hall Infant Academy is at Park Hall Road, Walsall, West Midlands, WS5 3HF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)