Castlecroft Primary School
Windmill Crescent, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, WV3 8HS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Andy Dyall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 282
- Pupils on roll
- 228
- URN
- 104311
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902556606
About this school
Castlecroft Primary School is a community primary school in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 228 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 10 July 2024, 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 | 31 | 30 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 57% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 3% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 60% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 83% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Castlecroft 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 | 61% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 58.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 247 |
| 2023/24 | 255 |
| 2024/25 | 241 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Castlecroft Primary School compares
Castlecroft Primary School ranked 32nd of 63 primary schools in Wolverhampton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 6.2% | 30.3% | 228 | — |
| Bhylls Acre Primary School | 53% | 4.8% | 18.7% | 207 | 0.3 miles |
| Westacre Infant School | — | — | — | 257 | 0.5 miles |
| Uplands Junior School | — | — | — | — | 0.7 miles |
| Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.4% | 25.9% | 203 | 0.8 miles |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery | 76% | 3.6% | 34.5% | 219 | 0.8 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)
- 30.28%
- English as an additional language
- 11.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.23%
- Persistent absence
- 18.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bhylls Acre Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Westacre Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Uplands Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Wolverhampton
Castlecroft Primary School ranks 34th 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
- Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School Primary
- Claregate Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Castlecroft Primary School teach?
- Castlecroft Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Castlecroft Primary School?
- The headteacher of Castlecroft Primary School is Mr Andy Dyall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Castlecroft Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castlecroft 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 big is Castlecroft Primary School?
- Castlecroft Primary School has 228 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Castlecroft Primary School full?
- Castlecroft Primary School has capacity for 282 pupils and 228 on roll (81%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Castlecroft Primary School a faith school?
- No. Castlecroft Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Castlecroft Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Castlecroft Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Castlecroft Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Castlecroft Primary School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Castlecroft Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Castlecroft Primary School rank locally?
- Castlecroft Primary School ranked 32nd of 63 primary schools in Wolverhampton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Castlecroft Primary School's absence rate?
- Castlecroft Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Castlecroft Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castlecroft 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.