Lanesfield Primary School, Wolverhampton
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Lanesfield Primary School excels at helping pupils make good progress from below-average starting points, with particular strength in teaching early reading through phonics. The school creates a safe, caring environment where pupils have very positive attitudes to learning and develop strong reading habits. Leadership is inspiring and has driven impressive improvements in teaching quality, behaviour and attendance across the school.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding safeguarding - pupils feel safe and know how to keep themselves safe
- Good progress across all year groups, especially in early reading and phonics
- Strong leadership that has driven improvements in teaching, behaviour and attendance
- Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disadvantaged pupils
- Well-planned, exciting lessons with good use of technology
Areas for Improvement
- Not enough teaching is outstanding - more needs to be exceptional to boost progress further
- Most-able pupils are not always moved on to harder work quickly enough when they master content
- Some lessons lack clear explanation of tasks, leaving pupils confused about what to do
- Leaders need to use all available evidence about pupil progress to improve teaching further
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is outstanding - pupils, parents and staff all agree that pupils feel safe and know how to keep themselves safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Clubs, visits, breakfast club, after-school care
Lanesfield Primary School is a good school where pupils make good progress from below-average starting points to reach broadly average standards by the end of Year 6. Most teaching is good with some outstanding lessons, and the school's work to keep pupils safe is outstanding.
At a Glance
49.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 89% to 95%. Maths has remained stable at around 86%. Writing has improved from 73% to 77%.
Class Sizes
25.1
Avg class size
25.7
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
8
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
283 pupils
300 capacity
17 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Wolverhampton
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Admissions Demand - Wolverhampton
Places available
3,705
Applications
3,170
Got 1st preference
92.4%
Got preferred school
98.3%
Primary admissions across Wolverhampton (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.25689%
Overall absence
19.08397%
Persistent absence
262
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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