Mesty Croft Primary
Wednesbury · Sandwell
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About Mesty Croft Primary
Mesty Croft Primary is a primary academy in Wednesbury, Sandwell. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
PERRY HALL MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 10 member schools: 10 primary schools. Local authorities: Dudley | Sandwell | Staffordshire | Wolverhampton | Worcestershire. Regions: West Midlands. — from the PERRY HALL MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST public record.
Mesty Croft Primary is a primary academy in Wednesbury, Sandwell, part of PERRY HALL MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Mesty Croft Primary
- Address
- St Luke's Road
- Postcode
- WS10 0QY
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tipton and Wednesbury
- URN (official identifier)
- 137972
- Establishment number
- 2045
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 410
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 420
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- PERRY HALL MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Bray
- Ofsted inspection
- Good · Inspected 8 Feb 2023Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.mestycroftacademy.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01215560854
- Date opened
- 1 Apr 2012
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Mesty Croft Primary
| 2025/26 | This school | Sandwell | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 410 | 62,660 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 42.7% | 37.7% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 14.9% | 14.3% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 1.7% | 5.2% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 17.3% | 34.6% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
7 published inspections for Mesty Croft Primary, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 23 Mar 2023
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 8 Jan 2018
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 4
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 11 Jan 2016
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SM
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 10 Sept 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Mesty Croft Primary School (URN 103907)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 16 Jul 2010
· S5 Reinspection
Read reportInspected as Mesty Croft Primary School (URN 103907)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 10 Jan 2007
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Mesty Croft Primary School (URN 103907)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- NTI
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 22 Nov 2005
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Mesty Croft Primary
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Sandwell | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 17.9% | 15.5% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Mesty Croft Primary
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £268,150 for 173 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Sandwell | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 46.1% | 39.2% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £715 | £525 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Mesty Croft Primary
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 410 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Sandwell average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,770,000 £6,764 per pupil | £7,559 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £2,563,000 £6,259 per pupil | £7,190 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £1,162,000 £2,838 per pupil · 45.3% | £3,040 · 42.3% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £693,000 £1,692 per pupil · 27.0% | £1,676 · 23.3% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £41,000 £100 per pupil · 1.6% | £292 · 4.1% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £41,000 £100 per pupil · 1.6% | £285 · 4.0% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £207,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £96,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £6,339 per pupil, supply and agency £324 per pupil — spending down £80 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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