Wood End Primary School
Wood End Road, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, WV11 1YQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Sonia Sharma
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 262
- Pupils on roll
- 221
- URN
- 104322
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902558940
About this school
Wood End Primary School is a community primary school in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 221 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wood End 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 53% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 67% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 70% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 70% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Wood End 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 | 62% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 58.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 248 |
| 2023/24 | 234 |
| 2024/25 | 234 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wood End Primary School compares
Wood End Primary School ranked 42nd of 63 primary schools in Wolverhampton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.8% | 36.7% | 221 | — |
| St Thomas' Church of England Primary Academy | 43% | 5% | 34.5% | 205 | 0.3 miles |
| Long Knowle Primary School | 73% | 5% | 46.2% | 212 | 0.3 miles |
| Edward the Elder Primary School | 78% | 6.2% | 53.6% | 228 | 0.5 miles |
| Wodensfield Primary School | 65% | 6.4% | 42.4% | 457 | 0.5 miles |
| D'Eyncourt Primary School | 70% | 5.4% | 33% | 302 | 0.6 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.67%
- English as an additional language
- 28.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.78%
- Persistent absence
- 12.63%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Thomas' Church of England Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Long Knowle Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Edward the Elder Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Wodensfield Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
D'Eyncourt Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Wolverhampton
Wood End Primary School ranks 44th 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 Wood End Primary School teach?
- Wood End Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Wood End Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wood End Primary School is Miss Sonia Sharma, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wood End Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wood End 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 Wood End Primary School?
- Wood End Primary School has 221 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Wood End Primary School full?
- Wood End Primary School has capacity for 262 pupils and 221 on roll (84%), 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 Wood End Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wood End Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wood End Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wood End Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Wood End Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wood End Primary School compare with other schools in Wolverhampton?
- Wood End Primary School ranked 42nd of 63 primary schools in Wolverhampton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wood End Primary School's absence rate?
- Wood End Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wood End Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wood End 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.