Goldthorn Park Primary School is a primary school located in Wolverhampton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 16/03/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Ward Road, Wolverhampton, WV4 5ET
Website: http://www.goldthornpark.org.uk
Telephone: 01902558730
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wolverhampton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Joanne Hemmings and Mrs Rachel Purshouse
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144252

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/03/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 423
Number of Boys: 227
Number of Girls: 196

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 14% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.8 to 3.1
Writing
Above Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 0.5 to 4
Maths
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.2 to 2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:55%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Phoenix Nursery School
Phoenix Street , Blakenhall WV2 3JS 		3out of 4 856 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Windsor Nursery School
Parkfield Road , Parkfield WV4 6EL 		3out of 4 1,311 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Eastfield Nursery School
Griffin Street , Off Colliery Rd WV1 2HH 		4out of 4 2,848 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Bilston Nursery School
Wolverhampton Street , WV14 0LT 		4out of 4 2,995 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Goldthorn Park Primary School
Ward Road , WV4 5ET 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy
Malins Road , Parkfields WV4 6AW 		3out of 4 526 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Spring Vale Primary School
Kenilworth Crescent , Parkfield WV4 6SD 		3out of 4 783 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Parkfield Primary School
Dimmock Street , Parkfield WV4 6HB 		3out of 4 935 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School
Park Street South , Blakenhall WV2 3AE 		3out of 4 1,077 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton
Millfields Road , WV4 6AP 		3out of 4 425 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Colton Hills Community School
Jeremy Road , Goldthorn Park WV4 5DG 		3out of 4 962 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Dormston School
Mill Bank , Sedgley DY3 1SN 		3out of 4 2,685 yd Community 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 1,525 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Braybrook Centre (Key Stage 3 PRU)
Lawnswood Avenue , Parkfields WV4 6SR 		3out of 4 525 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Orchard Centre (Home and Hospital PRU)
Lawnswood Campus , Lawnswood Avenue WV4 6SR 		3out of 4 829 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Midpoint Centre (Key Stage 4 PRU)
Lawnswood Avenue , Parkfields WV4 6SR 		3out of 4 859 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
WV2 Education
434b Dudley Road , Blakenhall WV2 3AQ 		- not rated 1,317 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
Millfields Road , Ettingshall WV4 6JP 		3out of 4 2,113 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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