Havergal CofE (C) Primary School

Havergal CofE (C) Primary School has maintained a good performance since its last inspection in 2020. The school fosters a nurturing environment where students feel safe and valued, exemplified by strong community ties and a Christian ethos. Pupils display excellent behavior and engage positively in their learning, thanks to dedicated staff who have high expectations for all students. The curriculum is broad and ambitious, with effective support for students with special educational needs, ensuring most pupils achieve well.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and happy in a caring, family-like environment.
• High expectations from leaders lead to strong student achievement.
• A rich curriculum facilitates enthusiastic learning and leadership opportunities.
• Reading is prioritized, with effective phonics instruction, resulting in confident readers.
• Strong community involvement enhances pupils' educational experience.
• Dedicated and passionate teaching staff bring learning to life.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum planning occasionally lacks clarity on essential knowledge for pupils.
• Assessment practices vary in accuracy across different subjects.
• Some children in the early years struggle with letter and number formation.

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 Havergal CofE (C) Primary School attended 93.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.9% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Havergal CofE (C) 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 Havergal CofE (C) Primary School had 20.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.2% 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, 6.7% of pupils at Havergal CofE (C) Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.7% 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 Havergal CofE (C) Primary School received £6,719 and spent £7,364 for each of its 173 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £144,000 (-£832 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of St Chad'S Academies Trust, income was £6,975 and spending £7,330 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 · Staffordshire local authority: places and applications

Havergal CofE (C) Primary School is part of St Chad'S Academies Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• Brewood Middle CofE Academy Stafford
• All Saints National Academy Walsall
• Trinity CofE Primary Academy Wolverhampton
• St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy Wolverhampton
• Birchills Church of England Community Academy Walsall
• St Mary's CofE First Academy Wheaton Aston
• St John's Church of England Primary Academy Wednesbury
• St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy Walsall
• Churchfield CofE Primary Academy Rugeley
• St James Church of England Primary Academy Rugeley

What is Havergal CofE (C) Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Havergal CofE (C) Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Havergal CofE (C) Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Havergal CofE (C) Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Havergal CofE (C) Primary School have?

Havergal CofE (C) Primary School has 179 pupils on roll.

What age range does Havergal CofE (C) Primary School cover?

Havergal CofE (C) Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Havergal CofE (C) Primary School?

Havergal CofE (C) Primary School is at School Lane, Shareshill, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV10 7LE.