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East Park Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Hollington Road, Wolverhampton WV1 2DS · eastparkacademy.com · 01902 558899
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 54%
- 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
- 671
- 17 over 654 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 51.2%
- First language not English
- 19.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 101 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 88% 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 | 90 | 101 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 84 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 77 | 71 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 88 | 78 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 89 | 88 | 1 | 93% |
Results
In 2024/25, 54% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% 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 | |||
| ▼54% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104308)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 April 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for East Park Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 8 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104308), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Feb 2016Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104308)
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (65 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 65
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (17%) with SEND