Oak Meadow Primary School
Ryan Avenue, Ashmore Park, Wolverhampton, WV11 2QQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ST BARTHOLOMEW'S CE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Lane
- Sponsor
- St. Bartholomew's CE Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 412
- URN
- 149553
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902558517
About this school
Oak Meadow Primary School is a primary academy in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 412 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oak Meadow 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 84% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 95% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 |
Trends over time
How Oak Meadow 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 | — | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 58.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 87% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 419 |
| 2024/25 | 418 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oak Meadow Primary School compares
Oak Meadow Primary School ranked 3rd of 63 primary schools in Wolverhampton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 87% | 5.2% | 35.4% | 412 | — |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary Academy | 43% | 6.8% | 56% | 195 | 0.3 miles |
| St Alban's Church of England Primary Academy | 55% | 6.4% | 35% | 191 | 0.3 miles |
| Pool Hayes Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.5 miles |
| Perry Hall Primary School | 67% | 5.5% | 32.6% | 502 | 0.6 miles |
| New Invention Infant School | — | 4.3% | 20.4% | 320 | 0.6 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.41%
- English as an additional language
- 6.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.18%
- Persistent absence
- 15.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
St Alban's Church of England Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Pool Hayes Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Willenhall
-
Perry Hall Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
New Invention Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Willenhall
Other schools in Wolverhampton
Oak Meadow Primary School ranks 3rd 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 Oak Meadow Primary School teach?
- Oak Meadow Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Oak Meadow Primary School?
- The headteacher of Oak Meadow Primary School is Mr Paul Lane, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oak Meadow Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oak Meadow 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 Oak Meadow Primary School?
- Oak Meadow Primary School has 412 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Oak Meadow Primary School full?
- Oak Meadow Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 412 on roll (98%), 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 Oak Meadow Primary School a faith school?
- No. Oak Meadow Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oak Meadow Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Oak Meadow Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Oak Meadow Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Oak Meadow Primary School is part of ST BARTHOLOMEW'S CE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Oak Meadow Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 84% in 2023/24 and 87% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oak Meadow Primary School compare with other schools in Wolverhampton?
- Oak Meadow Primary School ranked 3rd of 63 primary schools in Wolverhampton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oak Meadow Primary School's absence rate?
- Oak Meadow Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oak Meadow Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oak Meadow 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 15 July 2026.