Wolvey CofE Primary School
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% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 10% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 105 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 1.8 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Second Preference | 14 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 5 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 2 | 2 |
Previous years
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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%.
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 |
| Pupils | 182 | 188 | 183 | 195 | 193 | 192 | 186 | 195 | 177 | 179 | 153 | 167 | 170 | 185 | 179 |
| 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
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 6.6 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 12.5 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 13.7 | 11.3 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 11.5 | 9.6 |
| 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 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | – | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | – |
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
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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2.18 miles |
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2.51 miles |
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Sketchley Hill Menphys Nursery School, Burbage
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2.75 miles |
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Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage
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2.76 miles |
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Chetwynd Junior School
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3 miles |
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Whitestone Infant School
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3.01 miles |
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Burbage Junior School
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3.07 miles |
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Burbage Church of England Infant School
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3.07 miles |
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Westfield Junior School
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3.39 miles |
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Westfield Infant School
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3.45 miles |
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St Michael's Church of England Academy
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3.62 miles |
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St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley
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3.77 miles |
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All Saints Bedworth CofE Academy
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3.87 miles |
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The Revel CofE (Aided) Primary School
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3.89 miles |
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Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
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3.91 miles |
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Oak Wood Primary School
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4.01 miles |
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St Francis Catholic Academy
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4.03 miles |
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Hinckley Parks Primary School
Leicester Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 1LP |
4.14 miles |
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Claybrooke Primary School
Main Street, Claybrooke Parva, Lutterworth, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE17 5AF |
4.16 miles |
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All Saints CofE Primary School and Nursery, Nuneaton
Knebley Crescent, Hilltop, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 7AT |
4.19 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Lake Haven School
Lake Haven, Bazzard Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 6QJ |
0.61 miles |
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Sketchley School
Manor Way, Sketchley, Burbage, Leicestershire, LE10 3HT |
2.75 miles |
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Hastings High School
St Catherine's Close, Burbage, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 2QE |
3.5 miles |
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Foxglove School
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3.54 miles |
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Nicholas Chamberlaine School
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3.61 miles |
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Aurora Charnwood School
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3.62 miles |
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George Eliot Academy
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3.86 miles |
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Oak Wood Secondary School
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4.01 miles |
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ALP Nuneaton
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4.15 miles |
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The Hinckley School
Butt Lane, Hinckley, LE10 1LE |
4.33 miles |
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Dovetree School
Ferness Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 0TB |
4.39 miles |
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North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College
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4.41 miles |
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King Edward VI College
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4.44 miles |
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Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley
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4.44 miles |
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Seva School
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4.45 miles |
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Grace Academy Coventry
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4.47 miles |
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Etone College
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4.48 miles |
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Redmoor Academy
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4.57 miles |
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Higham Lane School
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4.71 miles |
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Ashcroft School
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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.