Palmers Cross Primary School

Wolverhampton · WV6 9DF

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 223 pupils, 30.9% FSM

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Palmers Cross Primary School

General Information

Address: Windermere Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, WV6 9DF – View on map
Phone: 01902558322
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Daniel Nicholls
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 30 families put it first for 30 places – 10 for every 10 places. 90% of them were offered a place. 1 of the 30 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

223 pupils out of 231 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 67
% eligible for free school meals: 30.9%
Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (less mixed than the Wolverhampton average)
English as an additional language: 23% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 21.1% a year (Wolverhampton 15.5%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 54% moved to another school, 46% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Wolverhampton: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 6 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Wolverhampton, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 10.9%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

Resourced provision for Speech, language and communication 15 places · 16 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 3.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 10.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Multi-sensory impairment: 2 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 15 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 8 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 55% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 12% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 11 percentage points below the Wolverhampton average (66%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 64% against an expected 60%)
3-year average (expected standard): 64%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 70% · Writing 64% · Maths 76% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 73%
Average test scores: reading 104, maths 105
Based on: 33 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolWolverhampton averageEngland↘ Falling Down 18 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 11 percentage points below the Wolverhampton average (66%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 49th of 63 junior and primary schools in the area

=46Grove Primary Academy57%
#48Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School56%
=49Palmers Cross Primary School55%
=49St Alban's Church of England Primary Academy55%
=49Woden Primary School55%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton89%
#2Oak Meadow Primary School87%
#3Spring Vale Primary School85%
#4Parkfield Primary School84%
#5Whitgreave Primary School81%
#6St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy80%
=7Holy Rosary Catholic Primary Academy79%
=7SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy79%
=7St Stephen's Church of England Primary School79%
=10Edward the Elder Primary School78%
=10St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy78%
=10St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy78%
=10Woodfield Primary School78%
=14Loxdale Primary School77%
=14Stow Heath Primary School77%
=16Bushbury Lane Academy76%
=16St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery76%
=16West Park Primary School76%
=19Lanesfield Primary School73%
=19Long Knowle Primary School73%
=19Manor Primary School73%
#22Wilkinson Primary School72%
#23Elston Hall Primary School71%
=24D'Eyncourt Primary School70%
=24St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy70%
=26Bilston Church of England Primary School69%
=26Claregate Primary School69%
=26Hill Avenue Academy69%
=26Woodthorne Primary School69%
=30Castlecroft Primary School67%
=30Eastfield Primary School67%
=30Perry Hall Primary School67%
=30St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School67%
=34Goldthorn Park Primary School65%
=34Villiers Primary School65%
=34Wodensfield Primary School65%
=37Field View Primary School64%
=37SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery64%
=37Trinity CofE Primary Academy64%
=40St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy63%
=40Wood End Primary School63%
=42Berrybrook Primary School62%
=42Springdale Primary School62%
=42St Martin's Church of England Primary School62%
#45Dunstall Hill Primary School59%
=46Graiseley Primary School57%
=46Grove Primary Academy57%
#48Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School56%
=49Palmers Cross Primary School55%
=49St Alban's Church of England Primary Academy55%
=49Woden Primary School55%
=52East Park Academy54%
=52Stowlawn Primary School54%
=52Warstones Primary School54%
=55Bhylls Acre Primary School53%
=55Bushbury Hill Primary School53%
#57The Royal School, Wolverhampton52%
=58Corpus Christi Catholic Primary Academy43%
=58St Thomas' Church of England Primary Academy43%
#60Rakegate Primary School41%
#61Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School38%
#62Northwood Park Primary School33%
#63St Paul's Church of England Aided Primary School31%

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27th of 50 primary schools in Wolverhampton for Ofsted rating

#25Nishkam Primary School WolverhamptonGood
#26Northwood Park Primary SchoolGood
#27Palmers Cross Primary SchoolGood
#28Perry Hall Primary SchoolGood
#29Rakegate Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Bushbury Lane AcademyOutstanding
#2East Park AcademyOutstanding
#3Hill Avenue AcademyOutstanding
#4Manor Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5Whitgreave Primary SchoolOutstanding
#6Woodfield Primary SchoolOutstanding
#7Bantock Primary SchoolGood
#8Berrybrook Primary SchoolGood
#9Bilston Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#10Castlecroft Primary SchoolGood
#11Corpus Christi Catholic Primary AcademyGood
#12D'Eyncourt Primary SchoolGood
#13Dovecotes Primary SchoolGood
#14Dunstall Hill Primary SchoolGood
#15Eastfield Primary SchoolGood
#16Edward the Elder Primary SchoolGood
#17Fallings Park Primary SchoolGood
#18Field View Primary SchoolGood
#19Goldthorn Park Primary SchoolGood
#20Grove Primary AcademyGood
#21Lanesfield Primary SchoolGood
#22Long Knowle Primary SchoolGood
#23Loxdale Primary SchoolGood
#24Merridale Primary SchoolGood
#25Nishkam Primary School WolverhamptonGood
#26Northwood Park Primary SchoolGood
#27Palmers Cross Primary SchoolGood
#28Perry Hall Primary SchoolGood
#29Rakegate Primary SchoolGood
#30SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary AcademyGood
#31SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & NurseryGood
#32St Alban's Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#33St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#34St Anthony's Catholic Primary AcademyGood
#35St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolGood
#36St Martin's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#37St Mary's Catholic Primary AcademyGood
#38St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and NurseryGood
#39St Patrick's Catholic Primary AcademyGood
#40St Teresa's Catholic Primary AcademyGood
#41St Thomas' Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#42Stow Heath Primary SchoolGood
#43Stowlawn Primary SchoolGood
#44Trinity CofE Primary AcademyGood
#45Villiers Primary SchoolGood
#46Warstones Primary SchoolGood
#47West Park Primary SchoolGood
#48Wood End Primary SchoolGood
#49Woodthorne Primary SchoolGood
#50Graiseley Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,897 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

11th of 64 primary schools in Wolverhampton for spending per pupil

#9St Paul's Church of England Aided Primary School£7,920
#10Berrybrook Primary School£7,912
#11Palmers Cross Primary School£7,897
#12Springdale Primary School£7,897
#13Graiseley Primary School£7,645

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Wednesfield Technology Primary£13,208
#2St Martin's Church of England Primary School£9,330
#3Bushbury Hill Primary School£8,937
#4Stow Heath Primary School£8,553
#5Long Knowle Primary School£8,276
#6Castlecroft Primary School£8,229
#7West Park Primary School£8,144
#8Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School£7,927
#9St Paul's Church of England Aided Primary School£7,920
#10Berrybrook Primary School£7,912
#11Palmers Cross Primary School£7,897
#12Springdale Primary School£7,897
#13Graiseley Primary School£7,645
#14Bushbury Lane Academy£7,573
#15Warstones Primary School£7,565
#16Whitgreave Primary School£7,472
#17St Thomas' Church of England Primary Academy£7,456
#18SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy£7,425
#19Holy Rosary Catholic Primary Academy£7,419
#20Field View Primary School£7,368
#21St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy£7,320
#22St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School£7,260
#23St Stephen's Church of England Primary School£7,260
#24Edward the Elder Primary School£7,211
#25Bilston Church of England Primary School£7,181
#26Eastfield Primary School£7,095
#27Corpus Christi Catholic Primary Academy£7,065
#28Lanesfield Primary School£7,032
#29Loxdale Primary School£7,022
#30Manor Primary School£7,010
#31Stowlawn Primary School£6,974
#32Grove Primary Academy£6,962
#33Woden Primary School£6,961
#34Wood End Primary School£6,952
#35Trinity CofE Primary Academy£6,943
#36Rakegate Primary School£6,917
#37SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery£6,914
#38St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy£6,855
#39East Park Academy£6,852
#40Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton£6,819
#41Wodensfield Primary School£6,807
#42St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy£6,794
#43Wilkinson Primary School£6,741
#44Claregate Primary School£6,593
#45Dunstall Hill Primary School£6,517
#46St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery£6,482
#47Parkfield Primary School£6,406
#48St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy£6,395
#49Spring Vale Primary School£6,318
#50D'Eyncourt Primary School£6,236
#51Villiers Primary School£6,228
#52Elston Hall Primary School£6,193
#53Hill Avenue Academy£6,191
#54Goldthorn Park Primary School£6,143
#55St Alban's Church of England Primary Academy£6,142
#56St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy£6,102
#57Perry Hall Primary School£6,070
#58Woodthorne Primary School£6,007
#59Oak Meadow Primary School£5,981
#60Northwood Park Primary School£5,840
#61Bhylls Acre Primary School£5,579
#62Woodfield Primary School£5,492
#63St Andrew's Church of England Primary School£4,826
#64St Michael's CofE Primary Academy£3,532

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