St Chad's CofE (VC) First School, Wolverhampton

Ofsted's report card from its 3 March 2026 inspection grades St Chad's CofE (VC) First School on 7 areas: 3 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders' work to achieve high attendance is a real strength."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders set a clear and ambitious direction for the school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have created a well‑considered personal development programme that enables pupils to flourish."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils typically achieve well as they move through the school."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of the quality of the curriculum across the school."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders have thought carefully about how learning will develop from Nursery to Reception, ensuring that children build securely on what they already know and can do."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders maintain a clear and detailed understanding of pupils' individual needs."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to embed highly effective teaching of handwriting so that the quality of pupils' writing across the curriculum further improves and pupils are better prepared for their next stage of education"; "Leaders should ensure that staff's adaptations to pupils' learning are closely aligned to the needs and targets of those pupils, so that they consistently benefit from high-quality support to learn successfully".

For September 2026 entry, 22 families put St Chad's CofE (VC) First School as their first choice and 36 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 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 St Chad's CofE (VC) First School are Perton First School (2.5 miles, Good); Perton Primary Academy (2.7 miles, Good); Albrighton Primary School & Nursery (3 miles); and St Mary's CofE Primary School (3.1 miles, Good, 87% reading, 80% maths).

39 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Chad's CofE (VC) First School (as of April 2026): 95% would recommend the school, 97% 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 (82%).

13.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (93%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 10 pupils (9.9%) received SEN support and 1 (1%) 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.

St Chad's CofE (VC) First School had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Codsall Rail Station, about 3.6 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Newgate (adjacent), 110 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 9 crimes within a mile of the school, most often public order offences, violence and sexual offences and drug offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86).

St Chad's CofE (VC) First School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.