Rakegate Primary School

Rakegate Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection in March 2018. The school is characterized by a positive atmosphere where staff and pupils engage collaboratively, with a strong emphasis on safety and pupil well-being. The leadership team has established effective systems for teaching important subjects, and pupils benefit from structured interventions, particularly in early reading. However, there is a recognition that certain foundation subjects require further development to ensure all pupils acquire the necessary knowledge for future learning.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on pupil safety and well-being.
• Effective early reading program with a well-resourced phonics strategy.
• High levels of staff satisfaction and teamwork.
• Wide range of extracurricular activities and opportunities for pupils.
• Strong leadership promoting a values-driven approach.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum development in a few foundation subjects is lacking.
• Inconsistencies in the oversight and impact of SEND provision.

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 Rakegate Primary School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.6% 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, 1.9% of pupils at Rakegate 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 Rakegate Primary School had 24.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.3% 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, 15.5% of pupils at Rakegate Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.2% 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 Rakegate Primary School received £7,620 and spent £7,694 for each of its 452 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £284,000 (£630 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 Rakegate Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Rakegate Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Rakegate Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Rakegate Primary School have?

Rakegate Primary School has 472 pupils on roll.

What age range does Rakegate Primary School cover?

Rakegate Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 41% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Rakegate Primary School?

Rakegate Primary School is at Rakegate Close, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV10 6US.