Northwood Park Primary School

Northwood Park Primary School is performing well, with an overall effectiveness rating of 'Good'. The school has high expectations for its pupils, fostering an inclusive environment that supports their personal and academic growth. Notably, behaviour and attitudes are rated as outstanding, reflecting the positive relationships between staff and pupils. The leadership of the school is competent, with leaders demonstrating a clear vision for continuous improvement. Despite these strengths, there are concerns regarding the identification of specific learning needs for some pupils, particularly in reading, where some may struggle to catch up with their peers. This marked the school's first inspection under the latest framework.

Strengths

• Inclusive, warm school environment where pupils feel safe and supported.
• Exceptional behaviour and attitudes amongst pupils.
• High-quality curriculum that is broad and ambitious.
• Strong focus on reading with access to a variety of high-quality texts.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND, fostering a nurturing atmosphere.
• Inspirational approach to personal development with diverse opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

• Learning steps not broken down sufficiently for all pupils to make progress.
• Some pupils do not make rapid enough progress in reading.

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 Northwood Park Primary School attended 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.5% 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, 1.8% of pupils at Northwood Park Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 3 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 Northwood Park Primary School had 21.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.9% 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, 20.4% of pupils at Northwood Park Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% 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 Northwood Park Primary School received £6,434 and spent £6,390 for each of its 606 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £479,000 (£791 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Shine Academies, income was £6,563 and spending £6,599 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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Northwood Park Primary School is part of Shine Academies, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Villiers Primary School Bilston
• Busill Jones Primary School Walsall
• Lodge Farm Primary School Willenhall
• Crowmoor Primary School Shrewsbury
• The Martin Wilson School Shrewsbury

What is Northwood Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Northwood Park Primary School is Good, from an inspection in August 2023.

When was Northwood Park Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Northwood Park Primary School was last inspected in August 2023.

How many pupils does Northwood Park Primary School have?

Northwood Park Primary School has 609 pupils on roll.

What age range does Northwood Park Primary School cover?

Northwood Park Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 33% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Northwood Park Primary School?

Northwood Park Primary School is at Collingwood Road, Bushbury, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV10 8DS.