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Stow Heath Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Hill Road, Portobello, Willenhall WV13 3TT · stowheathprimaryschool.co.uk · 01902 558820
On the mapSearch near WV13 3TT
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wolverhampton 65%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 475
- 55 over 420 places · 113%
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 34.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 65 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 91% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 75 | 1.3▲ | 80% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 58 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 76 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 68 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across Wolverhampton it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 22 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Stow Heath Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 21 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (34 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 34
- 7% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (29%) with SEND