Penn Fields School
Boundary Way, Penn, Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Nicola Payne
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 190
- Pupils on roll
- 185
- URN
- 104412
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902558640
About this school
Penn Fields School is a community special school in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 185 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- 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 | 13 | 12 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.50 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 20 | 27 | 26 |
| Attainment 8 score | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.35 -1.97 to -0.73 | -1.47 -2.03 to -0.92 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Penn Fields 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 | 0% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Wolverhampton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2.4 | 41 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 1.3 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 1.1 | 39.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 186 |
| 2023/24 | 184 |
| 2024/25 | 187 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 63.95%
- English as an additional language
- 10.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.28%
- Persistent absence
- 22.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Penn Hall School0.9 miles
Academies · Wolverhampton
-
Ladybird Manor School1.0 miles
Special schools · London
-
Aurora Cedars School1.5 miles
Special schools · Wolverhampton
-
Wightwick Hall School1.6 miles
Academies · Wolverhampton
-
Wolverhampton Grammar School1.8 miles
Independent schools · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Wolverhampton
- Aurora Cedars School Special schools
- Broadmeadow Special School Academies
- Bushbury School Special schools
- Cherry Trees School Academies
- Evergreen Academy Academies
- Kingsley Academy Special schools
- Park Lodge School Special schools
- Penn Hall School Academies
- Pine Green Academy Academies
- Tettenhall Wood School Academies
- The Kairos Academy (KS3) Academies
- The Kairos Academy (KS4) Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Penn Fields School teach?
- Penn Fields School teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Penn Fields School?
- The headteacher of Penn Fields School is Co Headteacher Nicola Payne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Penn Fields School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Penn Fields 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 Penn Fields School?
- Penn Fields School has 185 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is Penn Fields School full?
- Penn Fields School has capacity for 190 pupils and 185 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 Penn Fields School a faith school?
- No. Penn Fields School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Penn Fields School have?
- The schools register lists Penn Fields School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Penn Fields School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Penn Fields School's absence rate?
- Penn Fields School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Penn Fields School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Penn Fields 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.