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Wolvey CofE Primary School

Primary Ages 2-11 179 pupils Hinckley
Ofsted: Good
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Wolvey CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Hinckley for pupils aged 2 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 179 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Wolvey CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023. In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Absence is higher than at almost all other primary schools, with 12.6% of sessions missed in 2024/25 against 5.2% nationally, and 45% of pupils were persistently absent.

Ofsted inspection: July 2023. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Church of England
Address Bulkington Road
Wolvey
Hinckley
Leicestershire
LE10 3LA
Phone 01455220279
Reference Number 125677

General Makeup

Number of pupils 179
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 58.1%
Girls: 41.9%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 17.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 10.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 23

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 20 10 30
2 16 13 29
3 16 12 28
4 14 8 22
5 15 8 23
6 11 8 19

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 47.5%
Asian, Other 11.7%
African 3.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.7%
White & Asian 1.7%
Pakistani 1.7%
Indian 1.1%
Mixed, Other 1.1%

Wolvey CofE Primary is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in its latest inspection. The school has evolved positively since its previous inspection when it was graded as 'Requires Improvement.' It serves a diverse community and emphasizes inclusivity, ensuring that all pupils feel welcomed and valued. Pupils exhibit exemplary behavior and are happy in their learning environment, contributing to a positive atmosphere in the school. There is a strong focus on creating a broad curriculum that fosters a love of learning and academic success, particularly in reading and early years education.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 07 Jun 2023
Date Report
07 Jun 2023 School inspection:
23 Jun 2021 Monitoring visit
30 Mar 2021 Monitoring visit
02 Jul 2019 Full inspection:
07 Feb 2017 Full inspection:
18 Apr 2013 Full inspection:
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
25 Nov 2008 Full inspection:
03 Dec 2007 Curriculum and development visit
02 Nov 2005 Full inspection:
29 Nov 1999 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Exceptional behavior and attitudes among pupils.
  • Strong leadership and management within the school.
  • High expectations set by staff leading to good progress.
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
  • High-quality early years provision that encourages independence.
  • Robust safeguarding measures to ensure pupil safety.

Areas for Improvement

  • Underdeveloped use of assessment in some foundation subjects.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 50%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 10%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 105

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.8
Writing 1.8
Maths 1

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Average Scaled Score

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 14 0
Third Preference 5 0
From another Local Authority 2 2

Previous years

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Wolvey CofE Primary School had 179 pupils for 210 places. 31 places (14.8%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Wolvey and Bulkington” planning area

Warwickshire counted 80 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 89 in 2029–30, up 11%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 210210210210210210210210210210210210210210210
Pupils 182188183195193192186195177179153167170185179
Unfilled 13.3%10.5%12.9%7.1%8.1%8.6%11.4%7.1%15.7%14.8%27.1%20.5%19.0%11.9%14.8%

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 Wolvey CofE Primary School attended 87.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 44.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 4.7%5.1%5.7%4.4%4.9%3.7%3.9%5.9%5.8%5.9%8.4%
Unauthorised absence 2.4%2.1%1.7%1.4%1.8%2.3%5.7%3.2%3.1%5.3%4.2%
Severely absent pupils 1.0%1.1%1.7%0.5%0.0%0.0%5.2%2.5%1.1%2.8%4.8%

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, 3.6% of pupils at Wolvey CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.01.11.01.52.62.00.50.50.63.41.90.00.01.16.6
Permanent exclusions 0000001000000000

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 Wolvey CofE Primary School had 20.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 12.511.311.410.911.211.312.211.913.711.39.59.711.410.411.59.6
Teachers who left state teaching 11.9%0.0%8.7%7.0%2.3%0.0%17.2%36.6%17.1%27.0%10.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 55.6%55.6%53.8%43.8%45.5%66.7%27.3%25.0%26.7%–50.0%70.0%50.0%36.4%30.0%–
Sick days per teacher 2.10.62.25.41.81.40.61.10.3–2.82.51.50.70.6–

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, 15.1% of pupils at Wolvey CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Social, emotional and mental health 9 1
Speech, language and communication needs 7 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 4 4
Moderate learning difficulty 6 0
Specific learning difficulty 1 0

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 Wolvey CofE Primary School received £8,637 and spent £8,555 for each of its 179 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £176,000 (£981 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

20192020202120222023202420252026
Revenue reserve -£4,000-£72,000£17,000£37,000£81,000£145,000£161,000£176,000
per pupil -£20-£409£103£230£445£810£821£981
In-year balance £51,000-£68,000£88,000£20,000£44,000£64,000£16,000£15,000
per pupil £281-£388£549£125£244£357£81£82

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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Westfield Infant School
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Claybrooke Primary School
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4.19 miles
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3.54 miles
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What is Wolvey CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Wolvey CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wolvey CofE Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Wolvey CofE Primary School have?

Wolvey CofE Primary School has 179 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wolvey CofE Primary School cover?

Wolvey CofE Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wolvey CofE Primary School?

Wolvey CofE Primary School is at Bulkington Road, Wolvey, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 3LA.

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