Berrybrook Primary School

Berrybrook Primary School is performing securely overall. Safeguarding standards are met, and inspectors found strong practice in early years and in pupils' personal development and wellbeing. Children get a highly successful start, including disadvantaged children, and pupils feel safe, respected and well supported. The school's inclusive ethos, pastoral care and work with vulnerable pupils and families are notable strengths. Most provision is at the expected standard. Leaders have embedded an ambitious curriculum, provide effective professional development and ensure pupils behave well. Pupils benefit from a broad range of experiences and leadership opportunities. However, teaching is not yet consistently strong in all subjects: in some areas pupils do not practise and apply basic skills securely, errors and misconceptions are not always picked up, and subject-specific vocabulary and spelling are inconsistent. Attendance for some vulnerable pupils has been consistently low, and overall and persistent absence remain above national averages, although recent work is beginning to improve this. The school serves a community with high levels of disadvantage and a well-above-average proportion of pupils with SEN support, which shapes its inclusive approach. Inspectors' next steps focus on strengthening teaching consistency across all subjects and continuing to embed the attendance strategy, especially for the most vulnerable pupils.

Strengths

• Early years provision gives children a highly successful start, including disadvantaged children.
• Strong parent partnerships before children start school help families support learning at home.
• Communication and language development is a high priority, with skilful staff interactions.
• Phonics teaching is consistent and early reading and writing are taught expertly.
• Personal development and wellbeing are central, with pupils showing kindness and mutual respect.
• Pupils have a strong understanding of diversity, British values and online safety.
• Pastoral support and trusted relationships help pupils feel safe and confident to seek help.
• The inclusive approach identifies needs quickly and supports pupils with SEND well.
• Additional funding is used well to support disadvantaged pupils and narrow attainment gaps.
• Pupils behave well, low-level disruption is rare and bullying is rare.
• A broad range of trips, visits and leadership opportunities enriches pupils' experiences.
• Leaders provide effective professional development and coaching for staff.
• Governance provides appropriate challenge and support, and leaders are held to account.
• Attendance strategies are beginning to improve attendance for some vulnerable pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, pupils' knowledge and understanding are less secure.
• Staff do not always address basic errors or ensure subject-specific vocabulary is spelled correctly.
• Pupils do not consistently practise and apply basic skills across all subjects.
• Key vocabulary and misconceptions are not always identified, leading to gaps in learning.
• Attendance for vulnerable pupils has been consistently low over time.
• Overall absence and persistent absence remain above national averages.
• Teaching quality and curriculum implementation are not yet consistent across all subjects.
• Recent 2024/25 reading and mathematics outcomes were below national averages.

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 Berrybrook Primary School attended 91.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 27.4% 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, 1.3% of pupils at Berrybrook 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 Berrybrook Primary School had 20.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.2% 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, 32.2% of pupils at Berrybrook Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% 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 2024–25 Berrybrook Primary School received £8,852 and spent £8,266 for each of its 217 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £83,000 (£384 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Perry Hall Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,200 and spending £6,904 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Wolverhampton · Wolverhampton local authority: places and applications

Berrybrook Primary School is part of Perry Hall Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Perry Hall Primary School Wolverhampton
• Dunstall Hill Primary School Wolverhampton
• Woodthorne Primary School Wolverhampton
• Mesty Croft Primary Wednesbury
• Sledmere Primary School Dudley
• Forest Hills Primary School Rugeley
• Tillington Manor Primary School Stafford
• Bird's Bush Primary School Tamworth
• Stanley Road Primary School Worcester

What is Berrybrook Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Berrybrook Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in October 2026.

When was Berrybrook Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Berrybrook Primary School was last inspected in October 2026.

How many pupils does Berrybrook Primary School have?

Berrybrook Primary School has 214 pupils on roll.

What age range does Berrybrook Primary School cover?

Berrybrook Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Berrybrook Primary School?

Berrybrook Primary School is at Greenacres Avenue, Underhill Estate, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV10 8NZ.