Woodthorne Primary School
Woodthorne Road South, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, WV6 8XL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PERRY HALL MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Interim Headteacher
- Mr Tom Hinkley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Perry Hall Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 396
- URN
- 146194
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902921160
About this school
Woodthorne Primary School is a primary academy in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 396 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 January 2023, 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 | 54 | 59 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 71% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 12% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 86% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 83% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 81% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
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 Woodthorne 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 | 80% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 58.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 427 |
| 2023/24 | 430 |
| 2024/25 | 426 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodthorne Primary School compares
Woodthorne Primary School ranked 27th of 63 primary schools in Wolverhampton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.8% | 21.8% | 396 | — |
| Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School | 56% | 4.3% | 27.6% | 244 | 0.4 miles |
| Perton Primary Academy | — | 3.9% | 23.3% | 239 | 0.5 miles |
| Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.4% | 25.9% | 203 | 0.5 miles |
| Perton First School | — | 3.8% | 12.6% | 278 | 0.8 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)
- 21.77%
- English as an additional language
- 14.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.81%
- Persistent absence
- 9.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Perton Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Perton First School0.8 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Wolverhampton
Woodthorne Primary School ranks 30th 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 year groups does Woodthorne Primary School teach?
- Woodthorne Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the interim headteacher of Woodthorne Primary School?
- The interim headteacher of Woodthorne Primary School is Mr Tom Hinkley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodthorne Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodthorne 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 big is Woodthorne Primary School?
- Woodthorne Primary School has 396 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Woodthorne Primary School full?
- Woodthorne Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 396 on roll (94%), 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 Woodthorne Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodthorne Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodthorne Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodthorne Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Woodthorne Primary School?
- Woodthorne Primary School is part of PERRY HALL MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Woodthorne Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodthorne Primary School rank locally?
- Woodthorne Primary School ranked 27th of 63 primary schools in Wolverhampton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodthorne Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodthorne 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 Woodthorne Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodthorne 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.