Wollescote Primary School

Wollescote Primary School is performing well overall, secured under the 'Good' grade category in all aspects assessed. The school provides a friendly and respectful environment where both staff and pupils are committed to fostering a supportive community. There are strong systems in place for teaching core subjects like reading and mathematics, as well as a solid focus on personal development and safety for students. However, the school faces challenges in ensuring consistent engagement with home reading practices and maintaining strong curricular development across all subject areas, particularly in certain foundation subjects.

Strengths

• Strong track record in teaching reading and phonics.
• Effective approach to teaching mathematics with a clear progression.
• Good support and guidance provided for parents and carers.
• Robust safeguarding procedures in place.
• Positive culture that allows learning to proceed without disruption.
• Strong leadership with effective delegation of responsibilities.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistency in home reading practices.
• Underdeveloped curriculum in some foundation subjects.
• Attendance issues with some pupils missing school or arriving late.

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 Wollescote Primary School attended 92.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 23.5% 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, 2.2% of pupils at Wollescote Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Wollescote Primary School had 18.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.9% 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, 16.8% of pupils at Wollescote Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% 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 2025–26 Wollescote Primary School received £7,716 and spent £7,750 for each of its 424 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £296,000 (£699 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).

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What is Wollescote Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wollescote Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Wollescote Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wollescote Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Wollescote Primary School have?

Wollescote Primary School has 440 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wollescote Primary School cover?

Wollescote Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Wollescote Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wollescote Primary School?

Wollescote Primary School is at Drummond Road, Wollescote, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY9 8YA.