Wolviston Primary School

Wolviston Primary School is a small village primary (126 pupils, ages 3 to 11) in the Prince Regent Street Trust that was inspected in January 2025 for the first time under section 5, although it had previously been judged outstanding before becoming an academy. The school makes a strong impression: pupils are described as happy, safe and well-mannered, behaviour and attitudes and personal development are outstanding, early years provision is outstanding, and the quality of education and leadership are good. Published outcomes show pupils achieving well, safeguarding arrangements are effective, and parents speak warmly of a school at the heart of its community. The report highlights exceptional pastoral care and a curriculum that has been overhauled in recent years, with reading a particular strength — phonics is taught precisely, children make excellent progress, and targeted intervention helps everyone keep up. Pupils with SEND thrive thanks to skilful, personalised support, and the early years setting is described as vibrant and language-rich. Personal development, character education, leadership opportunities and attendance are all notable strengths. The main area for improvement is assessment in some wider curriculum subjects that are still under review: approaches to checking what pupils have learned are not yet embedded, meaning leaders lack a clear picture of what pupils know and can do, which could slow progress. Inspection was the school's first routine visit since the pandemic, and inspectors noted the trust and governance support the school well.

Strengths

• Outstanding behaviour and attitudes, with pupils showing impressive manners and encouraging peers
• Exceptional pastoral care combined with high academic standards and strong published outcomes
• Outstanding early years provision that is vibrant, successful and language-rich
• Highly effective phonics teaching with targeted intervention ensuring all pupils keep up
• Pupils with SEND thrive through skilful, personalised support
• Rich personal development, including plentiful leadership roles and attention to mental health
• Strong community spirit and links with the local village
• Effective safeguarding arrangements
• Supportive trust leaders and governors who consider staff workload and well-being
• High rates of pupil attendance reflecting pupils' enjoyment of school

Areas for Improvement

• In some wider curriculum subjects, approaches to checking pupils' learning are not embedded, so leaders lack a clear picture of what pupils know, remember and can do
• Gaps in assessment could slow pupils' progress through the curriculum in those subjects

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 Wolviston Primary School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.7% 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 Wolviston 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 Wolviston Primary School had 24.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.8% 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, 14.2% of pupils at Wolviston Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.8% 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 Wolviston Primary School received £6,768 and spent £7,096 for each of its 125 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £24,000 (£196 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Prince Regent Street Trust, income was £5,692 and spending £5,699 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 Billingham · Stockton-on-Tees local authority: places and applications

Wolviston Primary School is part of Prince Regent Street Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Oxbridge Lane Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• Hartburn Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• Village Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• Kader Academy Middlesbrough
• Barley Fields Primary Stockton-On-Tees

What is Wolviston Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wolviston Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2025.

When was Wolviston Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wolviston Primary School was last inspected in February 2025.

How many pupils does Wolviston Primary School have?

Wolviston Primary School has 120 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wolviston Primary School cover?

Wolviston Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wolviston Primary School?

Wolviston Primary School is at The Green, Wolviston, Billingham, TS22 5LN.