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Wodensfield Primary School, Wolverhampton

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 3–11

Wodensfield Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Wolverhampton. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 43rd-highest of the 68 schools in Wolverhampton with published results, and 8,057th of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2014)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Wolverhampton (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

Wodensfield Primary School in detail

Wodensfield Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "Wodensfield Primary School consists of three buildings. The Infant (KS1) building was built in 1931 and extensively modernised in 1972-3. Children are admitted into a school reception class at the beginning of the Autumn Term of the year in which they turn 5. The school day begins at 8.40am and ends at 3.15pm."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include hockey, gymnastics, dance, choir, STEM, homework club, forest school and cheerleading.

Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at Wodensfield Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 75% in Wolverhampton and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (76% in reading, 71% in maths).

Getting a place at Wodensfield Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 54 families put Wodensfield Primary School as their first choice and 109 named it as one of their preferences, for 57 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Wodensfield Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Wodensfield Primary School are St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 67% maths); D'Eyncourt Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 78% reading, 76% maths); St Thomas' Church of England Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 63% reading, 43% maths); and Wood End Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 77% reading, 70% maths).

Wodensfield Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

St Patrick's Catholic Primary AcademyD'Eyncourt Primary SchoolSt Thomas' Church of England Primary AcademyWood End Primary School

What parents say

32 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Wodensfield Primary School (as of September 2025): 84% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (60%).

Who goes there

38.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 46 pupils (10.1%) received SEN support and 15 (3.3%) 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.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Wolverhampton Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Middle of Victoria Road (at), 240 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Wodensfield Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Wodensfield Primary School are Central Learning Partnership (0.6 miles), Heath Park (0.6 miles), Wednesfield Academy (0.7 miles) and Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy (0.9 miles).

Central Learning PartnershipHeath ParkWednesfield AcademyOur Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Emma Wright-Jones
Pupils:457
LA:Wolverhampton
Phone:01902556350
Address:Woden Avenue, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, WV11 1PW
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from December 2014, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

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Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 8 October 2024View full report
URN:104345
UKPRN:10073146
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Wolverhampton North East
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's October 2024 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Wodensfield is a welcoming, caring school where children feel safe and happy to learn. Reading and early literacy are at the heart of the curriculum with children learning phonics from the start and receiving targeted support when needed. The school offers a wide range of enriching experiences including trips, clubs and sporting opportunities to bring learning to life and develop children's talents.

Key Strengths

  • Strong focus on reading - phonics teaching begins when children join the school with targeted support for those needing extra help
  • Warm, inclusive culture with high expectations where all pupils feel safe and can talk to any adult about concerns
  • Ambitious curriculum designed from early years to Year 6 with teachers having strong subject knowledge
  • Effective early intervention programmes to help children catch up quickly
  • Range of trips, clubs and sporting/musical opportunities to enrich learning

Areas for Improvement

  • Assessment information is not always used quickly enough to adapt teaching and help pupils close knowledge gaps
  • Targets for pupils with SEND sometimes lack precision, so learning doesn't always match their specific needs
  • The school has not evaluated curriculum delivery and impact consistently enough in some subjects, hindering ability to support teacher development

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective with a strong open culture that puts pupils' interests first and pupils knowing they can talk to any adult about concerns.

Extracurricular Activities

Clubs, trips, sporting opportunities, musical opportunities, ambassador roles

Wodensfield Primary School is a caring and inclusive school with a warm sense of community where the 'Wodensfield Way' is embedded in daily life. The school has raised curriculum ambition and most pupils achieve well and enjoy their learning.

At a Glance

38.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

32 responses
Would recommend84%
Child is happy100%
Child does well94%
High expectations91%
Feels safe100%
Well behaved91%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)60%
Kept informed81%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)83%
Wider development81%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+2ppMaths+2ppWriting

Reading has remained stable at around 78% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 71% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

27.5

Avg class size

28.3

Infant (KS1)

30.0

KS2

14

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Wodensfield Primary School.

  • Progressive Sports @ WodensfieldAt the school · Not yet graded

Term dates

Wodensfield 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)

Source: Wolverhampton term dates

Getting There

Bus Stops

Middle of Victoria Road (at)
244m · 4 min walk
Cottages Homes (opp)
275m · 4 min walk
Vicarage Road (adj)
296m · 5 min walk
Deyncourt Road (opp)
330m · 5 min walk
Mill Lane (opp)
357m · 6 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
13
Fatal
1
Serious
1
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 11 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

2 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

414 pupils

420 places

6 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Wolverhampton

High pressure
New homes approved:4,090
Projected new pupils:1,023

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wolverhampton

Across Wolverhampton council

Low demand council-wide0.86 applications per place

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: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(8)

8 October 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
1 October 2020
5 March 2019

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

46

SEN Support

15

EHC Plans

13.3%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication30
Social, Emotional & Mental Health14
Autistic Spectrum Disorder5
Specific Learning Difficulty4
Moderate Learning Difficulty4
Multi-Sensory Impairment2
Visual Impairment1
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
51.6%
Asian
19.6%
Black
9.2%
Mixed
12.7%
Chinese
0.4%
Other
0.7%
Unclassified
1.1%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals38.1%
English as Additional Language23.2%

457

Total Pupils

234

Boys

223

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

22

Teachers

20.8:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£50,332

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,855

Per pupil

£2803k

Total funding

£255k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£403,645
EAL funding£31,751
Lump sum£145,611

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.4%

Overall absence

18.7%

Persistent absence

375

Enrolments

Authorised4.4%
Unauthorised2.0%
Persistent (10%+)18.7%
Severe (50%+)0.8%

Absence trend

4.9%
18/19
4.3%
20/21
6.4%
21/22
7.7%
22/23
7.3%
23/24
6.4%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Wodensfield Primary School

What are SATs results like at Wodensfield Primary School?

Of the pupils at Wodensfield Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 78% reached the expected standard in reading and 73% did so in maths.

What is Wodensfield Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Wodensfield Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2014, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Wodensfield Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Wodensfield 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 Wodensfield Primary School?

Wodensfield Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Wodensfield Primary School?

Classes at Wodensfield Primary School average 27.5 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Wodensfield Primary School?

Wodensfield Primary School has around 457 pupils on roll. 38% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Wodensfield Primary School?

6.4% of sessions were missed at Wodensfield Primary School in 2024/25. 18.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Wodensfield Primary School?

Apply through Wolverhampton's coordinated admissions process, naming Wodensfield 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 Wodensfield Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Progressive Sports @ Wodensfield (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

What are Wodensfield Primary School's term dates?

Wodensfield 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 Wodensfield Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 11 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 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 Wodensfield Primary School?

Wodensfield Primary School is at Woden Avenue, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV11 1PW.

Sources: Wolverhampton term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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