Primary school in Walsall
Castlefort Academy
Castlefort Road, Walsall Wood, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 9JP
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 29 April 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 225
- Places
- 294
- How full
- 77% full — 225 of 294 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 121 / 104
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Walsall 007B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 20%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 28%
- Households owning their home
- 58%
- Households in social housing
- 33%
- Households with no car
- 20%
- Adults economically inactive
- 44%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- LIGHTHOUSE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Joanne Wilson
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Ward
- Aldridge North and Walsall Wood
- Constituency
- Aldridge-Brownhills
- URN
- 152001
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 64% | 0.4 mi |
| Walsall Wood SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 77% | 0.5 mi |
| Leighswood SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 64% | 1 mi |
| Millfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 77% | 1.2 mi |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 78% | 1.2 mi |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | 41% | 1.2 mi |
| St Francis Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 67% | 1.5 mi |
| St James AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 1.5 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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