Park Hall Infant Academy

How places are decided at Park Hall Infant Academy

Park Hall Infant Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Park Hall Infant Academy's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Park Hall Infant Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in November 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Park Hall Infant Academy?

Park Hall Infant Academy has 310 pupils on roll.

What ages does Park Hall Infant Academy take?

Park Hall Infant Academy admits pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Park Hall Infant Academy located?

Park Hall Infant Academy is located in Walsall, WS5 3HF, Walsall.

How do I apply to Park Hall Infant Academy?

Park Hall Infant Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Park Hall Infant Academy?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Park Hall Infant Academy was 0.497 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at Park Hall Infant Academy?

When Park Hall Infant Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and previously looked after children. A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in England. A 'previously looked after child' is a child who was looked after in England, but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship order, as well as a child who appears to us to have been in state care outside of England (i.e. in the care of or accommodated by a public authority, religious organisation or any other provider whose sole/main purpose is to benefit society), but ceased to be so as a result of being adopted; 2. Sibling within 0.5 miles at Park Hall Infant or Junior Academy — Where the child has a sibling currently attending either Park Hall Infant Academy or Park Hall Junior Academy (Reception to Year 5), who will still be in attendance during the year of admission of the child, and living within 0.5 miles of the school; 3. Other children living within 0.5 miles of the school — Other children living within 0.5miles of the school, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 39 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where there are more applications than places received in any of the above categories, places will be allocated by reference to the distance of the child’s home to the school, as measured in a straight line, from the centre point of the home address to the centre point of the school, using the Local Authority recommended software, with those living nearest to the school being accorded the highest priority. Where there are two or more children for whom the distance is equidistant, random allocation will be used to allocate the place.

What is the largest ethnic background at Park Hall Infant Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 46.5% of pupils at Park Hall Infant Academy are recorded as Indian. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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