Stow Heath Primary School, Willenhall
Stow Heath Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Willenhall. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2017. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 2nd-highest of the 8 schools in Willenhall with published results, and 2,822nd of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2017)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Wolverhampton (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Stow Heath Primary School in detail
Stow Heath Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Our pupils are the feature of our school that we are most proud of. Our aim is to create a happy, caring and inclusive atmosphere in which pupils and adults show consideration and respect for each other at all times."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include gardening, art and forest school.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at Stow Heath Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 75% in Wolverhampton and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 79% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Stow Heath Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 65 families put Stow Heath Primary School as their first choice and 87 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Stow Heath Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Stow Heath Primary School are Villiers Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 70% reading, 76% maths); Stowlawn Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 56% reading, 70% maths); East Park Academy (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 82% reading, 57% maths); and Field View Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 71% reading, 72% maths).
Stow Heath Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Villiers Primary SchoolStowlawn Primary SchoolEast Park AcademyField View Primary School
Who goes there
42.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 34.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (49%), Asian (28%) and Mixed (13%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Willenhall Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hill Road (opposite), 130 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Stow Heath Primary School issued 22 suspensions, 4.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Stow Heath Primary School are Moseley Park (0.4 miles); St Matthias School (0.6 miles); and St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall (1.1 miles).
Moseley ParkSt Matthias SchoolSt Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from May 2017, 9 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2023 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Stow Heath is a genuinely inclusive school where your child will feel known and cared for by staff who take time to understand their needs. The school excels at teaching reading and provides excellent support for pupils with additional needs, with a dedicated team who work closely with parents and professionals. Your child will benefit from a calm, respectful environment and a wide range of experiences including clubs, trips and community involvement.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on reading with excellent phonics teaching and high-quality books to develop a love of reading
- Outstanding support for pupils with special educational needs - quick identification of needs and effective adaptations to help all pupils access learning
- Calm, respectful behaviour throughout the school with effective pastoral and mental health support
- Well-organised early years with clear routines that prepare children for the next stage
- Wide range of enrichment activities and community trips that bring learning to life
Areas for Improvement
- Some teachers not clear enough about the key knowledge they want pupils to learn, meaning pupils don't develop deep enough understanding
- New teaching approaches introduced by leadership team not yet fully familiar to all staff, causing inconsistencies between classes
- History curriculum not developing deeper understanding of important concepts like government, empire and monarchy
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with a strong safeguarding culture, regular staff training, robust recruitment systems, and effective work with external agencies and parents.
Extracurricular Activities
Clubs on Wonderful Wednesdays including sewing, mindfulness, art and cooking; school council; community trips; older pupils take on responsible roles as role models
Stow Heath Primary School continues to be a good school with an inclusive environment where all pupils are welcome and feel safe. The school has a new senior leadership team implementing strategies to improve education, though some are still being embedded across all classes.
At a Glance
42.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 79% to 85% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 79% to 88% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 71% to 80% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.5
Avg class size
29.5
Infant (KS1)
29.1
KS2
15
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Stow Heath Primary School
Friday 25th September - European Day of Languages
16 Sep 2026
PE days
2 Sep 2026
Wellbeing Award!
19 Jun 2026
Dream Big Day - Friday 26th June
9 Jun 2026
Supporting Parent Wellbeing
19 May 2026
Tea and Talk
13 May 2026
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Social & online
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Before and after school care
Stow Heath Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Wolverhampton
Term dates
Stow Heath Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Wolverhampton. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Stow Heath Primary School is in Wolverhampton; for families living there:
Apply to Wolverhampton for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 51
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 8
- Children hurt
- 8
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 51 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 43 slight.
8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Wolverhampton is 24 (the median across 126 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
415 pupils
420 places
5 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Willenhall
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Willenhall
Across Wolverhampton council
Places available
3,735
Applications
3,213
Got 1st preference
93.2%
Got preferred school
98.7%
All primary applications across Wolverhampton council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(11)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
90
SEN Support
18
EHC Plans
22.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
475
Total Pupils
238
Boys
237
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
23
Teachers
20.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,570
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,957
Per pupil
£2879k
Total funding
£273k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.9%
Overall absence
11.9%
Persistent absence
370
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Stow Heath Primary School
Questions parents ask about Stow Heath Primary School
What are SATs results like at Stow Heath Primary School?
Of the pupils at Stow Heath Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 85% reached the expected standard in reading and 88% did so in maths.
What is Stow Heath Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Stow Heath Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2017, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Stow Heath Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Stow Heath Primary School is oversubscribed, Wolverhampton allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Stow Heath Primary School?
Stow Heath Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Stow Heath Primary School?
Classes at Stow Heath Primary School average 29.5 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Stow Heath Primary School?
Stow Heath Primary School has around 475 pupils on roll. 42% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Stow Heath Primary School?
4.9% of sessions were missed at Stow Heath Primary School in 2024/25. 11.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Stow Heath Primary School?
Apply through Wolverhampton's coordinated admissions process, naming Stow Heath Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Stow Heath Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Stow Heath Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
What are Stow Heath Primary School's term dates?
Stow Heath Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Wolverhampton. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Stow Heath Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 51 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 43 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Wolverhampton is 24 (the median across 126 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Stow Heath Primary School?
Stow Heath Primary School is at Hill Road, Portobello, Willenhall, West Midlands, WV13 3TT.
Sources: Wolverhampton term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)