Rakegate Primary School
Rakegate Close, Wolverhampton, WV10 6US
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Horton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 488
- Pupils on roll
- 472
- URN
- 104304
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902558608
About this school
Rakegate Primary School is a community primary school in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 472 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rakegate Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 63 | 60 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 48% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 8% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 62% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 58% | 48% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 67% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Rakegate Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wolverhampton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 58.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 462 |
| 2023/24 | 466 |
| 2024/25 | 473 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rakegate Primary School compares
Rakegate Primary School ranked 60th of 63 primary schools in Wolverhampton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 6% | 52.4% | 472 | — |
| St Paul's Church of England Aided Primary School | 31% | 6% | 41.6% | 222 | 0.3 miles |
| Elston Hall Primary School | 71% | 4.7% | 38.1% | 683 | 0.5 miles |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy | 80% | 2.7% | 29.8% | 333 | 0.7 miles |
| Dovecotes Primary School | — | — | — | 277 | 0.8 miles |
| Bushbury Lane Academy | 76% | 7% | 62.4% | 228 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.35%
- English as an additional language
- 39.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.98%
- Persistent absence
- 18.56%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Paul's Church of England Aided Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
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Elston Hall Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
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St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
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Dovecotes Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Bushbury Lane Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Wolverhampton
Rakegate Primary School ranks 65th of the 67 ranked primary schools in Wolverhampton.
- Albrighton Primary School & Nursery Primary
- All Saints' CofE Primary School Primary
- Bantock Primary School Primary
- Berrybrook Primary School Primary
- Bhylls Acre Primary School Primary
- Birches First School Primary
- Blakeley Heath Primary School Primary
- Bushbury Hill Primary School Primary
- Bushbury Lane Academy Primary
- Castlecroft Primary School Primary
- Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Rakegate Primary School teach?
- Rakegate Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Rakegate Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rakegate Primary School is Mrs Sarah Horton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rakegate Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rakegate Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Rakegate Primary School?
- Rakegate Primary School has 472 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Rakegate Primary School full?
- Rakegate Primary School has capacity for 488 pupils and 472 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Rakegate Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rakegate Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rakegate Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rakegate Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Rakegate Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rakegate Primary School compare with other schools in Wolverhampton?
- Rakegate Primary School ranked 60th of 63 primary schools in Wolverhampton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rakegate Primary School's absence rate?
- Rakegate Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rakegate Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rakegate Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.