Woodthorne Primary School
Woodthorne Primary School is an academy converter in Wolverhampton for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 396 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Woodthorne Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2018 of its predecessor, Woodthorne Primary School. In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: March 2023. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Woodthorne Road South Tettenhall Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 8XL |
| Phone | 01902921160 |
| Reference Number | 146194 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 396 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 52.53%
Girls: 47.47% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 25% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 16.2% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 26.1 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 22.8 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 22 | 44 |
| 2 | 30 | 27 | 57 |
| 3 | 31 | 27 | 58 |
| 4 | 33 | 24 | 57 |
| 5 | 27 | 31 | 58 |
| 6 | 30 | 27 | 57 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 35.4% |
| Indian | 19.7% |
| Asian, Other | 9.1% |
| White & Asian | 6.8% |
| White, Other | 5.3% |
| Pakistani | 5.3% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 4.5% |
| Mixed, Other | 4.3% |
| Unclassified | 2% |
| African | 2% |
| White & Black (African) | 1.3% |
| Caribbean | 0.8% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Woodthorne Primary School, inspected in January 2018.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 24 Jan 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 24 Jan 2023 | School inspection |
| 12 Sep 2018 | Academy conversion letter |
| 23 Jan 2018 | Short inspection |
| Previously as Woodthorne Primary School | |
| 19 Jun 2014 | Full inspection: |
| 18 Dec 2012 | Monitoring visit |
| 25 Oct 2012 | Full inspection: |
| 07 Jan 2011 | Interim assessment |
| 27 Feb 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 06 May 2003 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 69% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 13% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 107 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 107 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 1.9 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 1.1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 1.9 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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| Second Preference | 37 | 6 |
| Third Preference | 17 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 11 | 2 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Woodthorne Primary School had 388 pupils for 420 places. 32 places (7.6%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Primary Planning Area 4” planning area
Wolverhampton counted 1,040 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 1,172 in 2029–30, up 13%.
| 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 390 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 |
| Pupils | 398 | 394 | 386 | 405 | 407 | 388 |
| Unfilled | 0.0% | 6.2% | 8.1% | 3.6% | 3.1% | 7.6% |
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 Woodthorne Primary School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 2.8% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 3.9% | 3.7% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1.1% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.3% | 2.5% | 1.9% | 1.4% |
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, 1.2% of pupils at Woodthorne Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 Woodthorne Primary School had 22.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 28.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 15.4 | 19.5 | 19.6 | 18.9 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 11.7 | 12.4 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 36.0% | 13.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.3% | 14.4% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 53.8% | – | 60.0% | 83.3% | 58.8% | 60.0% | 72.7% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 3.6 | – | 2.3 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 15.7 | – |
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, 18.2% of pupils at Woodthorne Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate learning difficulty | 31 | 3 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 21 | 0 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 14 | 1 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 1 | 6 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 3 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 1 |
| Down's syndrome | 0 | 1 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 0 | 1 |
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 Woodthorne Primary School received £6,262 and spent £6,360 for each of its 423 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £40,000 (£95 per pupil).
Across all 10 schools of Perry Hall Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,200 and spending £6,904 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £94,000 | £97,000 | £124,000 | £138,000 | £147,000 | £108,000 | £40,000 |
| per pupil | £232 | £227 | £291 | £333 | £349 | £250 | £95 |
| In-year balance | £40,000 | -£25,000 | -£1,000 | £116,000 | -£11,000 | -£69,000 | -£42,000 |
| per pupil | £99 | -£59 | -£2 | £279 | -£25 | -£160 | -£99 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
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Perton Middle School
Gainsborough Drive, Perton, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, WV6 7NR |
0.15 miles |
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Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School
Woodcote Road, Tettenhall Wood, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 8LG |
0.44 miles |
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Perton Primary Academy
Sandown Drive, Perton, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 7PS |
0.51 miles |
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Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School
Shaw Lane, Tettenhall Wood, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 8EL |
0.51 miles |
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Perton First School
Manston Drive, Perton, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, WV6 7LX |
0.75 miles |
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St Michael's CofE Primary Academy
Lower Street, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 9AF |
1.1 miles |
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Newbridge Preparatory School
51 Newbridge Crescent, Wolverhampton, WV6 0LH |
1.13 miles |
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Castlecroft Primary School
Windmill Crescent, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 8HS |
1.26 miles |
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Westacre Infant School
Finchfield Hill, Finchfield, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 9EP |
1.26 miles |
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SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery
Hordern Close, Hordern Road, Newbridge, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 0HR |
1.38 miles |
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Palmers Cross Primary School
Windermere Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 9DF |
1.45 miles |
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St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy
Paget Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 0DT |
1.48 miles |
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Uplands Junior School
Finchfield Road West, Finchfield, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 8BA |
1.5 miles |
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Claregate Primary School
Chester Avenue, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 9JU |
1.51 miles |
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Bhylls Acre Primary School
Bhylls Lane, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 8DZ |
1.53 miles |
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St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Coleman Street, Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 0RH |
1.53 miles |
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Birches First School
Birches Avenue, Codsall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV8 2JG |
1.55 miles |
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St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery
Telford Gardens, Merry Hill, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 7LE |
1.87 miles |
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St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy
Wolverhampton Road, Codsall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV8 1PF |
1.92 miles |
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Dovecotes Primary School
Ryefield, Dovecotes Estate, Pendeford, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV8 1TX |
1.96 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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St Regis Church of England Academy
Regis Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 8XG |
0.15 miles |
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Tettenhall Wood School
Regis Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 8XF |
0.2 miles |
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Tettenhall College Incorporated
Wood Road, Wolverhampton, WV6 8QX |
0.79 miles |
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Wightwick Hall School
Tinacre Hill, Compton, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 8DA |
1.09 miles |
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Aurora Cedars School
39 Compton Road West, Compton, 39 Compton Road West, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 9DW |
1.11 miles |
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Smestow Academy
Windmill Crescent, Wolverhampton, WV3 8HU |
1.11 miles |
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St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Compton Park, Compton Road West, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 9DU |
1.14 miles |
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St Peter's Collegiate Academy
Compton Park, Compton Road West, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 9DU |
1.2 miles |
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Wolverhampton Girls' High School
Tettenhall Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 0BY |
1.36 miles |
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Pine Green Academy
Valley Park Campus, Cromer Gardens, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 0UB |
1.61 miles |
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Aldersley High School
Barnhurst Lane, Codsall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV8 1RT |
1.74 miles |
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Wolverhampton Grammar School
Compton Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 9RB |
1.76 miles |
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Codsall Community High School
Elliotts Lane, Codsall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, WV8 1PQ |
1.98 miles |
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Penn Fields School
Boundary Way, Penn, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 4NT |
2.19 miles |
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Park Lodge School
Park Lodge, 26 Park Avenue, Wolverhampton, WV1 4AH |
2.22 miles |
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Highfields School
Boundary Way, Penn, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 4NT |
2.22 miles |
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Kingsley Academy
2 Upper Zoar Street, Wolverhampton, WV3 0LA |
2.39 miles |
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Progress Schools - Wolverhampton
The Way Youth Zone, School Street, Wolverhampton, WV3 0NR |
2.55 miles |
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The Royal School, Wolverhampton
Penn Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 0EG |
2.68 miles |
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Ormiston NEW Academy
Marsh Lane, Fordhouses, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV10 6SE |
2.72 miles |
All schools in Wolverhampton · Wolverhampton local authority: places and applications
Woodthorne Primary School is part of Perry Hall Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:
- Dunstall Hill Primary School Wolverhampton
- Berrybrook Primary School Wolverhampton
- Perry Hall Primary School Wolverhampton
- Mesty Croft Primary Wednesbury
- Sledmere Primary School Dudley
- Forest Hills Primary School Rugeley
- Tillington Manor Primary School Stafford
- Bird's Bush Primary School Tamworth
- Stanley Road Primary School Worcester
What is Woodthorne Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Woodthorne Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2018 of its predecessor, Woodthorne Primary School.
When was Woodthorne Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Woodthorne Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.
How many pupils does Woodthorne Primary School have?
Woodthorne Primary School has 396 pupils on roll.
What age range does Woodthorne Primary School cover?
Woodthorne Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are Woodthorne Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Woodthorne Primary School?
Woodthorne Primary School is at Woodthorne Road South, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 8XL.