Palmers Cross 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 are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/02/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in maths is average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Windermere Road, Wolverhampton

School Information

Address: Windermere Road, Wolverhampton, WV6 9DF
Website: www.palmerscross.org.uk
Telephone: 01902558322
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wolverhampton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Daniel Nicholls
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142684

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/02/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 231
Number of Pupils: 235
Number of Boys: 129
Number of Girls: 106

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 2.2 Confidence interval 0 to 4.5
Writing
Above Average: 2.2 Confidence interval 0.1 to 4.3
Maths
Average: 1.9 Confidence interval -0.1 to 3.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Palmers Cross Primary School
Windermere Road , Tettenhall WV6 9DF
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Dovecotes Primary School
Ryefield , Dovecotes Estate WV8 1TX
3out of 4 945 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Birches First School
Birches Avenue , Codsall WV8 2JG
4out of 4 1,067 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Claregate Primary School
Chester Avenue , Tettenhall WV6 9JU
3out of 4 1,179 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Paul's Church of England Aided Primary School
Emsworth Crescent , Pendeford WV9 5NR
3out of 4 1,838 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Aldersley High School
Barnhurst Lane , Codsall WV8 1RT
3out of 4 525 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Codsall Community High School
Elliotts Lane , Codsall WV8 1PQ
3out of 4 2,132 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The King's Church of England School
Regis Road , Tettenhall WV6 8XG
- not rated 2,300 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The King's Church of England School
Regis Road , Tettenhall WV6 8XG
2out of 4 2,352 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Ormiston NEW Academy
Marsh Lane , Fordhouses WV10 6SE
2out of 4 2,385 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School
Bilbrook Road , Codsall WV8 1EU
3out of 4 2,064 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Codsall Middle School
Wolverhampton Road , Codsall WV8 1PB
3out of 4 2,349 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Perton Middle School
Gainsborough Drive , Perton WV6 7NR
3out of 4 2,695 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
City of Wolverhampton College
Paget Road , WV6 0DU
- not rated 3,104 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Evergreen Academy
Valley Park Campus , Cromer Gardens WV6 0UA
3out of 4 1,893 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Tettenhall College Incorporated
Wood Road , Tettenhall WV6 8QX
- not rated 2,202 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Tettenhall Wood School
Regis Road , Tettenhall WV6 8XF
3out of 4 2,260 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pine Green Academy
Valley Park Campus , Cromer Gardens WV6 0UB
2out of 4 2,380 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Newbridge Preparatory School
51 Newbridge Crescent , Tettenhall WV6 0LH
- not rated 2,457 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.