Penn Hall 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 are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 01/03/2013. 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 11.4%, which is 7.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Vicarage Road, Wolverhampton, WV4 5HP
Website: http://www.pennhall.co.uk/
Telephone: 01902558355
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Wolverhampton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sarah Wilkinson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104417

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 01/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 106
Number of Pupils: 106
Number of Boys: 66
Number of Girls: 40

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 11.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 42.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -10.2 Confidence interval -14.8 to -5.7
Writing
Well Below Average: -9.1 Confidence interval -13.4 to -4.9
Maths
Well Below Average: -10.4 Confidence interval -14.4 to -6.4

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

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Phoenix Nursery School
Phoenix Street , Blakenhall WV2 3JS
3out of 4 3,278 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School
Sedgley Road , Penn WV4 5LG
4out of 4 474 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Springdale Primary School
Warstones Drive , Penn WV4 4NJ
3out of 4 958 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Warstones Primary School
Warstones Road , Penn WV4 4LU
3out of 4 1,468 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Woodfield Primary School
Woodfield Avenue , WV4 4AG
- not rated 1,610 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery
Telford Gardens , Merry Hill WV3 7LE
3out of 4 1,990 yd Academy converter 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 1,589 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Colton Hills Community School
Jeremy Road , Goldthorn Park WV4 5DG
3out of 4 1,918 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 2,539 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Penn Hall School
Vicarage Road , Penn WV4 5HP
4out of 4 0 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Penn Fields School
Boundary Way , Penn WV4 4NT
2out of 4 1,634 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
The Orchard Centre (Home and Hospital PRU)
Lawnswood Campus , Lawnswood Avenue WV4 6SR
3out of 4 3,211 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Midpoint Centre (Key Stage 4 PRU)
Lawnswood Avenue , Parkfields WV4 6SR
3out of 4 3,266 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.