Goldthorn Park Primary School
Ward Road, Wolverhampton, WV4 5ET
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ELSTON HALL LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Purshouse
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Elston Hall Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 436
- URN
- 144252
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902558730
About this school
Goldthorn Park Primary School is a primary academy in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 436 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Goldthorn Park 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
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
- 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 | 60 | 56 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 75% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 13% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 79% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 84% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 77% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Goldthorn Park 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 | 63% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 58.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 434 |
| 2023/24 | 438 |
| 2024/25 | 434 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Goldthorn Park Primary School compares
Goldthorn Park Primary School ranked 37th of 63 primary schools in Wolverhampton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 6.6% | 45.5% | 436 | — |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy | 70% | 4.2% | 53.9% | 152 | 0.3 miles |
| Spring Vale Primary School | 85% | 4.4% | 43.8% | 464 | 0.4 miles |
| Parkfield Primary School | 84% | 7.5% | 51.2% | 191 | 0.5 miles |
| St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School | 67% | 4.6% | 43.5% | 477 | 0.6 miles |
| Grove Primary Academy | 57% | 5.8% | 56.1% | 441 | 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)
- 45.54%
- English as an additional language
- 73%
- Overall absence
- 6.57%
- Persistent absence
- 21.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Spring Vale Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Parkfield Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Grove Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Wolverhampton
Goldthorn Park Primary School ranks 40th 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 Goldthorn Park Primary School teach?
- Goldthorn Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Goldthorn Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Goldthorn Park Primary School is Mrs Rachel Purshouse, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Goldthorn Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Goldthorn Park 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 Goldthorn Park Primary School?
- Goldthorn Park Primary School has 436 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Goldthorn Park Primary School full?
- Goldthorn Park Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 436 on roll (104%), 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 Goldthorn Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Goldthorn Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Goldthorn Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Goldthorn Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Goldthorn Park Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Goldthorn Park 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 Goldthorn Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Goldthorn Park Primary School compare with other schools in Wolverhampton?
- Goldthorn Park Primary School ranked 37th of 63 primary schools in Wolverhampton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Goldthorn Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Goldthorn Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Goldthorn Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Goldthorn Park 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 10 July 2026.