Pelsall Village School, Walsall

Ofsted's report card from its 6 May 2026 inspection grades Pelsall Village 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.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have high expectations and prioritise pupils' attendance."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders place high importance on pupils' personal development and wellbeing."

Achievement - Needs attention. "By the end of Year 6, pupils do not achieve as well as they should."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "The curriculum aims to equip pupils with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed."

Early years - Needs attention. "Leaders do not ensure that staff deliver the early years curriculum as effectively as they should."

Inclusion - Needs attention. "The support that some pupils receive in lessons does not always match their needs."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "Leaders understand the school's strengths and have largely identified the right priorities for improvement."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should monitor the impact of their actions to ensure that improvements are swift and consistently embedded across the school"; "Leaders should ensure that staff deliver the early years curriculum as intended to secure strong foundations in children's learning"; "Leaders should ensure that pupils' attainment in national examinations improves by the end of Year 6"; "Leaders should continue to embed changes to the reading and writing curriculums and ensure that staff deliver the curriculum consistently well to secure pupils' foundational knowledge and skills"; "Leaders should continue to strengthen staff's use of assessment within lessons to ensure that they swiftly address gaps in pupils' foundational knowledge"; "Leaders should ensure that staff make consistent and effective adaptations to learning to meet the needs of all learners".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Pelsall Village school believes in Every Child, Every Chance, Every Day. Our school is a fantastic place to be in because we strive to help and support everyone, developing a warm community feeling."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils at Pelsall Village School reached the expected standard in reading and 49% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Walsall and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 77% in reading and 65% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 17 families put Pelsall Village School as their first choice and 48 named it as one of their preferences, for 18 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 Pelsall Village School are St Michael's Church of England C Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 78% maths); Ryders Hayes School (0.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 78% maths); Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School (0.7 miles); and Rivers Primary Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 74% reading, 61% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Pelsall Village School.

41.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 9.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (78%), Mixed (7%) and Black (6%).

Pelsall Village School has a resourced provision (16 places, 12 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and autism.

Pelsall Village School had 17 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 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School Lane (opposite), 240 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 83 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Walsall (297).

In 2024/25, Pelsall Village School issued 6 suspensions, 2.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.