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Graiseley Primary School, Wolverhampton

Requires Improvement
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 3–11

Graiseley Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Wolverhampton. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 58th-highest of the 68 schools in Wolverhampton with published results, and 11,486th of 14,452 across England. It was 74% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Wolverhampton (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Graiseley Primary School in detail

Graiseley Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "To provide a safe, welcoming, stimulating and creative environment for all children, parents and staff, with a strong sense of community and where everyone feels valued To promote good physical and mental health for all children, parents and staff To be inclusive and embrace and celebrate all regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion or belief"

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, cricket, tennis, athletics, gymnastics, swimming, multi-sports and cross-country.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care.

Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at Graiseley Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 75% in Wolverhampton and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 59% in reading and 62% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at Graiseley Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 21 families put Graiseley Primary School as their first choice and 74 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Graiseley Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Graiseley Primary School are St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 87% reading, 75% maths); Bantock Primary School (0.4 miles); Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton (0.5 miles, Good, 93% reading, 95% maths); and SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 82% reading, 82% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Graiseley Primary School.

St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolBantock Primary SchoolNishkam Primary School WolverhamptonSS Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy

Who goes there

43.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 57% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (32%), Black (28%) and Mixed (15%).

In 2026, 38 pupils (16.5%) received SEN support and 7 (3%) 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.

Getting there

The nearest tram or metro stop is Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro), about 1000 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lea Road (adjacent), 140 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 626 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wolverhampton (286), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Graiseley Primary School issued 14 suspensions, 6.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Graiseley Primary School are The Royal School, Wolverhampton (0.4 miles); Colton Hills Community School (1.1 miles); and Thomas Telford University Technical College (1.2 miles).

The Royal School, WolverhamptonColton Hills Community SchoolThomas Telford University Technical College

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Julie Humphries
Pupils:230
LA:Wolverhampton
Phone:01902558745
Address:Pool Street, Graiseley Hill, Wolverhampton, WV2 4NE
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
Requires Improvement

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 21 May 2024View full report
URN:104302
UKPRN:10068830
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Wolverhampton West
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its May 2024 inspection.

Rated Good for

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement).

At a Glance

43.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+11ppMaths+1ppWriting+2pp

Reading has improved from 59% to 70% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 63% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 70% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

28.8

Avg class size

27.0

Infant (KS1)

31.5

KS2

8

Total classes

3 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

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Before and after school care

Graiseley Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Wolverhampton

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Graiseley Primary School.

  • Blakenhall Kumon Study Centre470m away · Not yet graded
  • SAGT710m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Graiseley Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Wolverhampton. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.

2026 to 2027

  • Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
  • Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
  • Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)

2027 to 2028

  • Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
  • Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
  • Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)

Source: Wolverhampton term dates

Getting There

Bus Stops

Lea Road (adj)
143m · 2 min walk
Marston Road (near)
205m · 3 min walk
Oaklands Road (after)
235m · 4 min walk
Stanford Road (adj)
246m · 4 min walk
Penn Road (adj)
256m · 4 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
53
Fatal
1
Serious
7
Children hurt
8

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 53 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 7 serious and 45 slight.

8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise.

7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Wolverhampton is 24 (the median across 126 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

74%

Available places

213 pupils

288 places

75 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Wolverhampton

High pressure
New homes approved:4,090
Projected new pupils:1,023

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wolverhampton

Across Wolverhampton council

Low demand council-wide0.86 applications per place

Places available

3,735

Applications

3,213

Got 1st preference

93.2%

Got preferred school

98.7%

All primary applications across Wolverhampton council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(9)

21 May 2024
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
2 October 2018
Leadership & ManagementGood
20 June 2014

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

38

SEN Support

7

EHC Plans

19.6%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication19
Moderate Learning Difficulty13
Social, Emotional & Mental Health6
Specific Learning Difficulty4
Visual Impairment1
Physical Disability1
Autistic Spectrum Disorder1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
7.4%
Asian
31.8%
Black
27.8%
Mixed
15.1%
Other
3.9%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals43.5%
English as Additional Language57.0%

230

Total Pupils

125

Boys

105

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

11

Teachers

20.9:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£54,283

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,482

Per pupil

£1595k

Total funding

£130k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£211,721
EAL funding£45,597
Lump sum£145,611

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

7.7%

Overall absence

26.5%

Persistent absence

215

Enrolments

Authorised4.0%
Unauthorised3.7%
Persistent (10%+)26.5%
Severe (50%+)1.9%

Absence trend

5.3%
18/19
5.6%
20/21
8.3%
21/22
7.4%
22/23
7.1%
23/24
7.7%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Graiseley Primary School

What are SATs results like at Graiseley Primary School?

Of the pupils at Graiseley Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 70% reached the expected standard in reading and 63% did so in maths.

What is Graiseley Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Graiseley Primary School was rated Requires Improvement at its most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2018 it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Graiseley Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Graiseley Primary School is oversubscribed, Wolverhampton allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Graiseley Primary School?

Graiseley Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 74% of its 288 places.

How big are the classes at Graiseley Primary School?

Classes at Graiseley Primary School average 28.8 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Graiseley Primary School?

Graiseley Primary School has around 230 pupils on roll. 44% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Graiseley Primary School?

7.7% of sessions were missed at Graiseley Primary School in 2024/25. 26.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Graiseley Primary School?

Apply through Wolverhampton's coordinated admissions process, naming Graiseley Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Graiseley Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Graiseley Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Graiseley Primary School: Blakenhall Kumon Study Centre (470m away, registered, not yet graded) and SAGT (710m away, registered, not yet graded).

What are Graiseley Primary School's term dates?

Graiseley Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Wolverhampton. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).

How many road collisions happen near Graiseley Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 53 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 7 serious and 45 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise. 7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Wolverhampton is 24 (the median across 126 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Graiseley Primary School?

Graiseley Primary School is at Pool Street, Graiseley Hill, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV2 4NE.

Sources: Wolverhampton term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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