Dunstall Hill Primary School, based in Wolverhampton, provides primary education, serving pupils aged 3 to 11. The school is a academy sponsor led and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It does not have a designated religious character, which may suit families looking for a non-faith school.

Dunstall Hill Primary School currently has around 476 pupils on roll, which is about 113% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 52.3% boys and 47.7% girls. Around 59.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 7.1%. Persistent absence is recorded at 19.5%.

Pupil backgrounds are varied, with pakistani pupils forming the largest group at around 24.8%. other asian pupils make up about 12.8% , followed by african at 12.4%

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

School Information

Address: Dunstall Avenue, Wolverhampton, WV6 0NH
Website: https://dunstallhillprimary.com/
Telephone: 01902921166
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wolverhampton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Reena Chander (Headteacher)
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142679

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall effectiveness
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/04/2019

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 476
Number of Boys: 249
Number of Girls: 227

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 19.5% 8.2%

Ethnicity

Pakistani24.80%118
Other Asian12.80%61
African12.40%59
Other White12.00%57
Other (any other ethnic group)10.70%51
Indian6.30%30
White British5.70%27
Other Mixed3.80%18
Caribbean2.50%12
White and Black Caribbean1.90%9
White and Black African1.70%8
White and Asian1.10%5
Bangladeshi1.10%5
Gypsy/Roma1.10%5
Other Black0.80%4
Unclassified0.60%3
Irish0.40%2
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.40%2
Chinese0.00%0

Education - Primary

Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.

Reading: Above Average (1.7)
Writing: Above Average (2.3)
Maths: Above Average (2.7)
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
66%
Town average
64%
Local authority average
66%
England average
61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
8%
Town average
8%
Local authority average
10%
England average
8%
Average score in reading
School
104.0
Town average
105.1
Local authority average
105.4
England average
105.1
Average score in maths
School
105.0
Town average
104.4
Local authority average
105.1
England average
104.3

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gibbs Street Nursery School
Gibbs Street , Whitmore Reans WV6 0RE
- not rated 1,044 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Low Hill Nursery School
Jenks Avenue , Low Hill WV10 9JN
4out of 4 2,318 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Eastfield Nursery School
Griffin Street , WV1 2HH
4out of 4 2,568 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Bushbury Nursery School
Bushbury Lane , Bushbury WV10 8JP
3out of 4 3,220 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Elston Hall Nursery School
Shelley Road , Fordhouses WV10 6BG
- not rated 3,265 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dunstall Hill Primary School
Dunstall Avenue , WV6 0NH
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Dunstall Hill Primary School
Dunstall Avenue , WV6 0NH
- not rated 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Christ Church Church of England Infant School Leicester Street
Leicester Street , Whitmore Reans WV6 0PS
- not rated 267 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
West Park Primary School
Devon Road , Whitmore Reans WV1 4BE
3out of 4 647 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
West Park Junior School
Devon Road , WV1 4BE
- not rated 655 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thomas Telford University Technical College
Springfield Campus , WV10 0JR
- not rated 1,156 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Valley Park School
Cromer Gardens , WV6 0UA
- not rated 1,499 yd Community school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wolverhampton Girls' High School
Tettenhall Road , Tettenhall WV6 0BY
- not rated 1,761 yd Foundation school No Girls More About School
Wolverhampton Girls' High School
Tettenhall Road , Tettenhall WV6 0BY
4out of 4 1,761 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
St Edmunds Catholic School, A Specialist Mathematics & Computing College
Compton Park , Compton Road West WV3 9DU
- not rated 2,217 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Royal School, Wolverhampton
Penn Road , WV3 0EG
3out of 4 2,975 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Islamic Preparatory School Wolverhampton
197 Waterloo Road , Dunstall Hill WV1 4RA
- not rated 297 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Broadmeadow Special School
Lansdowne Road , WV1 4AL
- not rated 750 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Broadmeadow Special School
Lansdowne Road , Whitmore Reans WV1 4AL
3out of 4 750 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Park Lodge School
Park Lodge, 26 Park Avenue , WV1 4AH
- not rated 983 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Wolverhampton
Wulfruna Street , WV1 1LY
- not rated 1,078 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.