Fibbersley Park Academy

Fibbersley Park Academy has made significant progress since its last inspection, moving from a previous grade of Requires Improvement to a Good overall effectiveness rating. The school has created a nurturing environment where pupils feel safe, happy, and proud to attend. Leaders maintain high expectations for both behavior and learning, which most pupils meet successfully. The curriculum is ambitious, with a strong focus on reading that starts in early years and continues throughout the school, enhancing students' enthusiasm for literature. However, despite these strengths, attendance remains a challenge, and a minority of pupils, particularly those with special educational needs, may not be receiving the tailored support they require to fully access the curriculum and achieve their potential.

Strengths

• High expectations for pupil behavior and learning.
• Strong relationships between pupils and staff.
• Inclusive and nurturing environment.
• Ambitious curriculum with well-planned learning steps.
• Strong culture and love of reading promoted throughout the school.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not attend school regularly or on time.
• Ongoing assessment strategies are not consistently used by all staff.
• Curriculum is not well matched for a minority of pupils with SEND.

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 Fibbersley Park Academy attended 92.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 23.4% 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, 2.9% of pupils at Fibbersley Park Academy 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 Fibbersley Park Academy had 22.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.7% 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, 16.3% of pupils at Fibbersley Park Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.7% 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 Fibbersley Park Academy received £7,186 and spent £6,973 for each of its 630 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £453,000 (£719 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Victoria Academies Trust, income was £7,711 and spending £7,574 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 Willenhall · Walsall local authority: places and applications

Fibbersley Park Academy is part of Victoria Academies Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy Walsall
• Devonshire Junior Academy Smethwick
• Devonshire Infant Academy Smethwick
• Victoria Park Primary Smethwick
• Poppyfield Primary Academy Cannock
• Elm Tree Primary Academy Wednesbury
• Northfield Manor Primary Academy Birmingham
• Rowley Park Primary Academy Stafford
• Foley Park Primary Academy Kidderminster
• Birchen Coppice Academy Kidderminster

What is Fibbersley Park Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Fibbersley Park Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Fibbersley Park Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Fibbersley Park Academy was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Fibbersley Park Academy have?

Fibbersley Park Academy has 619 pupils on roll.

What age range does Fibbersley Park Academy cover?

Fibbersley Park Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Fibbersley Park Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Fibbersley Park Academy?

Fibbersley Park Academy is at Noose Lane, Willenhall, West Midlands, WV13 3BB.