Park Hill Primary School, Wednesbury

Ofsted's report card from its 27 January 2026 inspection grades Park Hill Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard, 5 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have put in place a coherent and ambitious personal development programme."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils attend well."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The curriculum is broad and designed well."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders and staff set high expectations for disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders and governors know their school and its community extremely well."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Pupils do not achieve as well as they should."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure that teaching fully maximises opportunities for pupils to write across the curriculum, promoting consistently high standards and outcomes in writing. • Leaders should ensure that staff use assessment consistently well across the curriculum to enhance and deepen pupils' knowledge and skills".

From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of governors, staff and children, I would like to extend a warm welcome to our school. We are a one form entry school with a nursery, based in Wednesbury, which is part of Sandwell."

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Park Hill Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 75% in Sandwell and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 75% in reading and 61% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 25 families put Park Hill Primary School as their first choice and 54 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Park Hill Primary School are Tameside Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 95% reading, 85% maths); Mesty Croft Primary (0.5 miles, Good, 66% reading, 51% maths); The Priory Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 70% reading, 75% maths); and Albert Pritchard Infant School (0.7 miles, Good).

Park Hill Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Park Hill Primary School is one of 6 schools run by Wednesday Learning Community Trust, an academy trust.

39 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Park Hill Primary School (as of April 2026): 87% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (85%).

In 2026, 50 pupils (21.6%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Bescot Stadium Rail Station, about 690 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Park Hill School (adjacent), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Park Hill Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Park Hill Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Park Hill Primary School are Wood Green Academy (0.4 miles), Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School (0.5 miles), Wodensborough Ormiston Academy (0.7 miles) and Joseph Leckie Academy (0.8 miles).