Penn Fields School is a 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 28/03/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.2%, which is 2.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Boundary Way, Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT
Website: www.pennfields.com
Telephone: 01902558640
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Wolverhampton
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Laura Thackaberry
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104412

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/03/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 195
Number of Pupils: 190
Number of Boys: 134
Number of Girls: 56

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 15% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -4.2 Confidence interval -7.9 to -0.6
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.6 Confidence interval -7 to -0.3
Maths
Well Below Average: -9.3 Confidence interval -12.5 to -6.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Springdale Primary School
Warstones Drive , Penn WV4 4NJ 		3out of 4 716 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery
Telford Gardens , Merry Hill WV3 7LE 		3out of 4 1,045 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Warstones Primary School
Warstones Road , Penn WV4 4LU 		3out of 4 1,128 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bhylls Acre Primary School
Bhylls Lane , Castlecroft WV3 8DZ 		3out of 4 1,175 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Castlecroft Primary School
Windmill Crescent , Castlecroft WV3 8HS 		3out of 4 1,639 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highfields School
Boundary Way , Penn WV4 4NT 		3out of 4 48 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Smestow School
Windmill Crescent , Castlecroft WV3 8HU 		2out of 4 1,913 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Collegiate Academy
Compton Park , Compton Road West WV3 9DU 		3out of 4 2,775 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Colton Hills Community School
Jeremy Road , Goldthorn Park WV4 5DG 		3out of 4 3,078 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Edmunds Catholic Academy
Compton Park , Compton Road West WV3 9DU 		3out of 4 3,168 yd Academy converter 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 3,205 yd Further education Not Applicable 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 2,993 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Penn Fields School
Boundary Way , Penn WV4 4NT 		2out of 4 0 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Penn Hall School
Vicarage Road , Penn WV4 5HP 		4out of 4 1,634 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Wightwick Hall School
Tinacre Hill , Compton WV6 8DA 		3out of 4 2,863 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wolverhampton Grammar School
Compton Road , WV3 9RB 		- not rated 3,175 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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