Palmers Cross Primary School
Windermere Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, WV6 9DF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ELSTON HALL LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Nicholls
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Elston Hall Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 231
- Pupils on roll
- 223
- URN
- 142684
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902558322
About this school
Palmers Cross Primary School is a primary academy in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 223 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Palmers Cross 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 3 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 | 30 | 32 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 66% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 6% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 84% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 75% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 81% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Palmers Cross 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 | 73% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 58.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 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 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 229 |
| 2023/24 | 230 |
| 2024/25 | 237 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Palmers Cross Primary School compares
Palmers Cross Primary School ranked 50th of 63 primary schools in Wolverhampton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 5.4% | 34.9% | 223 | — |
| Dovecotes Primary School | — | — | — | 277 | 0.5 miles |
| Birches First School | — | 4.2% | 6.1% | 175 | 0.6 miles |
| Claregate Primary School | 69% | 4.9% | 33.3% | 390 | 0.7 miles |
| St Paul's Church of England Aided Primary School | 31% | 6% | 41.6% | 222 | 1.0 miles |
| St Michael's CofE Primary Academy | — | — | — | 224 | 1.1 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)
- 34.86%
- English as an additional language
- 20.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.39%
- Persistent absence
- 10.88%
Location
Nearby schools
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Dovecotes Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Birches First School0.6 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Claregate Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
St Paul's Church of England Aided Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
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St Michael's CofE Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Wolverhampton
Palmers Cross Primary School ranks 53rd 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 Palmers Cross Primary School teach?
- Palmers Cross Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Palmers Cross Primary School?
- The headteacher of Palmers Cross Primary School is Mr Daniel Nicholls, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Palmers Cross Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Palmers Cross 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 Palmers Cross Primary School?
- Palmers Cross Primary School has 223 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Palmers Cross Primary School full?
- Palmers Cross Primary School has capacity for 231 pupils and 223 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 Palmers Cross Primary School a faith school?
- No. Palmers Cross Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Palmers Cross Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Palmers Cross Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Palmers Cross Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Palmers Cross 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.
- What SEN provision does Palmers Cross Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Palmers Cross Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Palmers Cross Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Palmers Cross Primary School compare with other schools in Wolverhampton?
- Palmers Cross Primary School ranked 50th of 63 primary schools in Wolverhampton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Palmers Cross Primary School's absence rate?
- Palmers Cross Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Palmers Cross Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Palmers Cross 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.