Elston Hall Primary School
Stafford Road, Fordhouses, Wolverhampton, WV10 6NN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ELSTON HALL LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Elizabeth Foster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Elston Hall Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 617
- Pupils on roll
- 683
- URN
- 142349
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902558866
About this school
Elston Hall Primary School is a primary academy in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 683 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Elston Hall 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
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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 90 | 96 | 94 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 67% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 8% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 79% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 74% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 76% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Elston Hall 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 | 71% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 58.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 705 |
| 2023/24 | 699 |
| 2024/25 | 695 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Elston Hall Primary School compares
Elston Hall Primary School ranked 24th of 63 primary schools in Wolverhampton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% 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 | 71% | 4.7% | 38.1% | 683 | — |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy | 80% | 2.7% | 29.8% | 333 | 0.2 miles |
| Northwood Park Primary School | 33% | 6.7% | 48.2% | 609 | 0.5 miles |
| Rakegate Primary School | 41% | 6% | 52.4% | 472 | 0.5 miles |
| St Paul's Church of England Aided Primary School | 31% | 6% | 41.6% | 222 | 0.7 miles |
| Whitgreave Primary School | 81% | 4.2% | 65.1% | 442 | 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)
- 38.07%
- English as an additional language
- 23.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.73%
- Persistent absence
- 12.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Northwood Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Rakegate Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
St Paul's Church of England Aided Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Whitgreave Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Wolverhampton
Elston Hall Primary School ranks 25th 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 Elston Hall Primary School teach?
- Elston Hall Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Elston Hall Primary School?
- The headteacher of Elston Hall Primary School is Miss Elizabeth Foster, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Elston Hall Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Elston Hall 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 Elston Hall Primary School?
- Elston Hall Primary School has 683 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Elston Hall Primary School full?
- Elston Hall Primary School has capacity for 617 pupils and 683 on roll (111%), so it is at or above 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 Elston Hall Primary School a faith school?
- No. Elston Hall Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Elston Hall Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Elston Hall Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Elston Hall Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Elston Hall Primary School is part of ELSTON HALL LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Elston Hall Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Elston Hall Primary School compare with other schools in Wolverhampton?
- Elston Hall Primary School ranked 24th of 63 primary schools in Wolverhampton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% 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 Elston Hall Primary School's absence rate?
- Elston Hall Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Elston Hall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Elston Hall 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 2 July 2026.