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Perton First School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–9 · Community school
Manston Drive, Perton, Wolverhampton WV6 7LX · perton-first.staffs.sch.uk · 01902 500450
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2023
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 278
- 93% of 300 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9.7%
- First language not English
- 5.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 38 families put the school first and 39 places were offered; 100% 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 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 77 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 52 | 51 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 February 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Perton First School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 14 Feb 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (103 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 103
- 36% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (11%) with SEND