Parkfield Primary School

Parkfield Primary School is performing well overall. Pupils leave key stage 2 with above-average outcomes in reading, writing and mathematics, and disadvantaged pupils and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities achieve particularly well. The curriculum is broad and coherent in the core subjects, early years provision is strong, and inclusion work is a notable strength: needs are identified quickly and families and external partners are engaged well. Pupils behave extremely well, feel safe, and benefit from a wide personal development programme and strong pastoral support. Safeguarding standards are met. However, attendance is a clear weakness. Too many pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, do not attend regularly, and current strategies have not yet improved rates sufficiently. In some foundation subjects, the curriculum does not build well enough on prior learning, so pupils do not always deepen or remember their knowledge. Governance support and challenge is generally present but not always robust, and leaders need to ensure improvement priorities are monitored and acted on consistently. The school is part of the Ignite Learning Partnership Trust and serves a community with well-above-average deprivation and free school meal eligibility. Inspectors identified next steps around attendance, consistent standards across all areas, and subject knowledge across the curriculum.

Strengths

• High standards in key stage 2 reading, writing and mathematics, above national averages
• Disadvantaged pupils achieve particularly well in reading, writing and mathematics
• Pupils with SEND make strong progress from their starting points
• Broad, coherent curriculum with well-sequenced core reading, writing and mathematics
• Strong early years provision, especially vocabulary, phonics, reading and writing
• Effective inclusion systems identify needs quickly and engage families and external partners
• Pupils behave extremely well and show respect and kindness
• Calm, orderly and positive environment with rare bullying
• Well-organised personal development programme, including clubs, visits and community contributions
• Comprehensive online safety and relationships education
• Staff feel valued and well supported through effective professional learning
• Safeguarding standards are met

Areas for Improvement

• Attendance rates are below national averages, including for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND
• Recent attendance strategies have not yet improved attendance sufficiently
• In some foundation subjects, the curriculum does not build effectively on prior learning, limiting depth and retention
• Governance challenge is not always robust enough
• Leaders' actions in some areas, such as attendance, have not secured sufficient impact
• Leaders need to monitor and act on improvement priorities to secure consistently strong standards

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 Parkfield Primary School attended 92.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 23.7% 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 Parkfield 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 Parkfield Primary School had 21.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 18.8% of pupils at Parkfield Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% 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 Parkfield Primary School received £7,609 and spent £6,766 for each of its 207 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £384,000 (£1,856 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of Ignite Learning Partnership, income was £6,188 and spending £6,135 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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Parkfield Primary School is part of Ignite Learning Partnership, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Wolverhampton
• St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Wolverhampton
• Bhylls Acre Primary School Wolverhampton

What is Parkfield Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Parkfield Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in January 2026.

When was Parkfield Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Parkfield Primary School was last inspected in January 2026.

How many pupils does Parkfield Primary School have?

Parkfield Primary School has 191 pupils on roll.

What age range does Parkfield Primary School cover?

Parkfield Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

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

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Parkfield Primary School?

Parkfield Primary School is at Dimmock Street, Parkfield, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 6HB.