Spring Vale Primary School, Wolverhampton

Ofsted's report card from its 13 January 2026 inspection grades Spring Vale Primary School on 7 areas: 6 strong standard and 1 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve highly."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders' focus on attendance is relentless."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have designed a highly effective curriculum."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "The school puts inclusion at the heart of its work."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders at all levels are passionate about providing the best support and care possible for pupils."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders ensure that the personal development programme makes a tangible difference to pupils' lives."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders understand the importance of children's experiences of the early years provision."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders need to ensure that all staff maximise opportunities for high-quality interactions in the early years so that children's communication and language skills are continually developed across the day".

In its own words: "E veryone has access to a broad, balanced and stimulating curriculum, whatever their gender, race, ethnicity or ability. A chieving our best is what we aim for every day we come to school. M ore independence makes better learners and helps us to become good citizens."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Spring Vale Primary School. Primary aged children have been born into a time of unimaginable technological and world change. It is our role in school to equip our children with the skills needed to meet the challenges which lie ahead of them, while at the same time holding on to values which are important."

In 2025, 98% of Year 6 pupils at Spring Vale Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 97% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 75% in Wolverhampton and 77% and 75% across England.

For September 2026 entry, 63 families put Spring Vale Primary School as their first choice and 134 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Spring Vale Primary School are St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 78% reading, 81% maths); Parkfield Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 90% reading, 87% maths); Goldthorn Park Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 80% reading, 73% maths); and Lanesfield Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 95% reading, 86% maths).

Spring Vale Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Spring Vale Primary School is one of 6 schools run by Lykos Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

76 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Spring Vale Primary School (as of April 2026): 99% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 80% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (80%).

40.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 31% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (46%), White British (24%) and Black (14%).

In 2026, 81 pupils (17.5%) received SEN support and 11 (2.4%) 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 tram or metro stop is Priestfield (West Midlands Metro), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Walton Crescent (opposite), 210 metres away.

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

Spring Vale Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Spring Vale Primary School are The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton (0.9 miles); Colton Hills Community School (0.9 miles); The Royal School, Wolverhampton (1.3 miles); and The Dormston School (1.3 miles).