Graiseley Primary School

Graiseley Primary School has been rated requires improvement overall, reflecting the need for enhanced educational quality despite notable strengths in behavior, personal development, and leadership. Following changes in leadership, there have been efforts to raise academic standards, particularly in reading and mathematics, though challenges remain as some students struggle with knowledge gaps, especially in upper year groups. The curriculum design in certain subjects is identified as a concern, indicating a need for a more coherent structure to ensure deep learning.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and cared for by staff.
• Positive relationships exist between pupils and staff.
• Improvements in the core subjects' curriculum are noted.
• Staff effectively teach reading through a well-structured program.
• Children in early years are engaged and eager to learn.
• The school promotes good personal development and a variety of experiences.

Areas for Improvement

• Some children struggle with correct letter formation in early years.
• Older pupils have significant gaps in their mathematics knowledge.
• Curriculum does not clearly identify important knowledge in some subjects.
• Some pupils have poor attendance, affecting their potential.

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 Graiseley Primary School attended 92.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 26.5% 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, 2.6% of pupils at Graiseley Primary School 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 Graiseley Primary School had 22.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.8% 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, 16.5% of pupils at Graiseley Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% 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 Graiseley Primary School received £7,703 and spent £7,620 for each of its 222 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £175,000 (£787 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 Graiseley Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Graiseley Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Graiseley Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Graiseley Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Graiseley Primary School have?

Graiseley Primary School has 230 pupils on roll.

What age range does Graiseley Primary School cover?

Graiseley Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Graiseley Primary School?

Graiseley Primary School is at Pool Street, Graiseley Hill, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV2 4NE.