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Perton Middle School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 9–13 · Community school
Gainsborough Drive, Perton, Wolverhampton WV6 7NR · pertonmiddle.com · 01902 758244
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 52%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Staffordshire 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2024
- Pupils
- 399
- 83% of 480 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 18.3%
- First language not English
- 6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2024, 1 families put the school first and 7 places were offered; 0% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 13 | 6 | 0.5 | 67% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 13 | 1 | 0.1 | 100% |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 13 | 7 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 14 | 4 | 0.3 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Staffordshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼52% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 3 February 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Perton Middle School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 2 Feb 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (98 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 68%
- Replies
- 98
- 22% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 51% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (22%) with SEND