St Chad's CofE (VC) First School, Wolverhampton
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 6 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Chad's excels at creating a warm, secure environment where children thrive both academically and personally. With excellent behaviour, high attendance, and strong leadership, the school provides ambitious teaching combined with a wealth of enriching experiences like visitors, trips and clubs. Parents can be confident their child will develop into a responsible, respectful and resilient individual.
Key Strengths
- Exceptionally high standards of behaviour and attendance, with pupils showing mature attitudes and living out school values
- Strong leadership with clear vision and ambitious improvement priorities, supported by knowledgeable governors
- Excellent relationships with parents and carers, and strong partnerships within the federation
- Well-designed personal development programme with enriching opportunities including visitors, trips and after-school clubs
- Effective teaching of phonics and strong focus on reading from early years onwards
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils make errors in handwriting and letter formation that affects consistency and quality of written work - leaders have introduced a scheme to address this
- Adult interactions during child-initiated activities in early years could be more consistently sustained to deepen learning
- Occasionally, teaching adaptations for pupils with special educational needs do not meet their needs as effectively as they could
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has an open and positive culture of safeguarding where leaders fulfil their responsibilities and all legal requirements are met, making pupils feel safe and valued.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports clubs, outdoor learning, dance, after-school clubs
St Chad's CofE (VC) First School in Wolverhampton is a strong performing school where pupils achieve well and behave exceptionally. Leaders have created a calm, purposeful atmosphere with high attendance rates and a clear ambitious direction for improvement.
At a Glance
13.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
22.0
Avg class size
20.0
Infant (KS1)
25.0
KS2
5
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
67%
Available places
101 pupils
150 capacity
49 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Wolverhampton
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Wolverhampton
Admissions Demand - Staffordshire
Places available
10,783
Applications
8,531
Got 1st preference
95.6%
Got preferred school
99.2%
Primary admissions across Staffordshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(9)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.08423%
Overall absence
6.74157%
Persistent absence
89
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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