Goldsmith Primary Academy

Goldsmith Primary Academy is a larger-than-average primary school within the Windsor Academy Trust, serving a community with well-above-average levels of disadvantage and free school meal eligibility. The school also runs a nursery for children aged two to four. Inspectors found an exceptionally inclusive and aspirational culture, with strong leadership, robust governance and highly effective trust support. Pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, achieve highly because barriers are identified early and support is tailored precisely. The school stands out for its personal development, pastoral care and wellbeing provision, which help pupils become confident, resilient and respectful. Behaviour is exemplary, attendance is close to national averages and strong compared with similar schools, and bullying is extremely rare. The curriculum is ambitious and well sequenced, with strong foundations in reading, writing and mathematics, and early years provision gives children a strong start. Achievement, attendance and behaviour, curriculum and teaching, and early years are all strong, while inclusion, leadership and governance, and personal development are exceptional. No significant areas of concern were identified; the next step is to sustain this effectiveness and continue improving for all pupils.

Strengths

• Exceptional culture of inclusion with early identification and tailored support.
• Disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND achieve highly.
• Strong leadership and governance with effective trust support and challenge.
• High-quality, evidence-informed staff development and mentoring.
• Exceptional personal development programme and extensive enrichment offer.
• Pastoral support and wellbeing provision that builds resilience.
• Pupils behave impeccably and bullying is extremely rare.
• Ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum with strong reading, writing and mathematics foundations.
• Effective support for pupils with communication and language barriers.
• Strong early years provision, including for two-year-olds.
• Attendance close to national averages and strong compared with similar schools.
• Pupils leave well prepared for the next stage of education.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Goldsmith Primary Academy attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.6% of pupils at Goldsmith Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Goldsmith Primary Academy had 19.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 20.5% of pupils at Goldsmith Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Goldsmith Primary Academy received £7,736 and spent £7,479 for each of its 456 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £245,000 (£538 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of Windsor Academy Trust, income was £7,909 and spending £7,979 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Walsall · Walsall local authority: places and applications

Goldsmith Primary Academy is part of Windsor Academy Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Rivers Primary Academy Walsall
• Great Wyrley Academy Walsall
• Cheslyn Hay Academy Walsall
• Windsor Olympus Academy Birmingham
• Kingswinford Academy Kingswinford
• Colley Lane Primary Academy Halesowen
• Tenterfields Primary Academy Halesowen
• Windsor High School and Sixth Form Halesowen
• Manor Way Primary Academy Halesowen
• Clayton Hall Academy Newcastle-Under-Lyme

What is Goldsmith Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Goldsmith Primary Academy is Strong standard, from an inspection in January 2026.

When was Goldsmith Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Goldsmith Primary Academy was last inspected in January 2026.

How many pupils does Goldsmith Primary Academy have?

Goldsmith Primary Academy has 482 pupils on roll.

What age range does Goldsmith Primary Academy cover?

Goldsmith Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Goldsmith Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Goldsmith Primary Academy?

Goldsmith Primary Academy is at Goldsmith Road, Harden, West Midlands, WS3 1DL.