Elston Hall Primary School, Wolverhampton

In its own words: "Elston Hall Primary school is a large, friendly primary school located on the outskirts of Wolverhampton, in Fordhouses. It is a three-form entry school with around 700 pupils on roll from Nursery to Year 6. In December 2014, Elston Hall received an Ofsted judgement of 'Outstanding' and subsequently converted to become Elston Hall Learning Trust."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, cricket, gymnastics, yoga, coding, STEM, art and forest school.

Coming up: an open evening on Monday 16 November 2026 at 3.45pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Elston Hall Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 75% in Wolverhampton and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 79% in reading and 74% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 97 families put Elston Hall Primary School as their first choice and 190 named it as one of their preferences, for 90 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 11 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Elston Hall Primary School are St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy (0.2 miles, Good, 91% reading, 89% maths); Northwood Park Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 56% reading, 49% maths); Rakegate Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 61% reading, 48% maths); and St Paul's Church of England Aided Primary School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 56% reading, 44% maths).

Elston Hall Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Elston Hall Primary School is one of 6 schools run by Elston Hall Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

68 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Elston Hall Primary School (as of September 2025): 81% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 28% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (28%).

34.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 100 pupils (14.6%) received SEN support and 17 (2.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Bilbrook Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Newbury Road (adjacent), 160 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 171 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Wolverhampton (286).

In 2024/25, Elston Hall Primary School issued 43 suspensions, 6.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Elston Hall Primary School are Ormiston NEW Academy (0.4 miles), Moreton School (1 mile), Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy (1.2 miles) and Aldersley High School (1.5 miles).