Warstones Primary School
Warstones Road, Penn, Wolverhampton, WV4 4LU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LYKOS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ashley Powell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 464
- Pupils on roll
- 465
- URN
- 150084
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902558787
About this school
Warstones Primary School is a primary academy in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 465 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Warstones Primary School (URN 104344).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 |
Trends over time
How Warstones 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 469 |
| 2024/25 | 477 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Warstones Primary School compares
Warstones Primary School ranked 55th of 63 primary schools in Wolverhampton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 5.1% | 41.2% | 465 | — |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery | 76% | 3.6% | 34.5% | 219 | 0.3 miles |
| Springdale Primary School | 62% | 5.3% | 39% | 406 | 0.5 miles |
| Woodfield Primary School | 78% | 4.3% | 32.8% | 637 | 0.6 miles |
| Uplands Junior School | — | — | — | — | 0.7 miles |
| Bhylls Acre Primary School | 53% | 4.8% | 18.7% | 207 | 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)
- 41.19%
- English as an additional language
- 15.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.09%
- Persistent absence
- 12.2%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery0.3 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
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Springdale Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
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Woodfield Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
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Uplands Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
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Bhylls Acre Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Wolverhampton
Warstones Primary School ranks 57th 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 Warstones Primary School teach?
- Warstones Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Warstones Primary School?
- The headteacher of Warstones Primary School is Mr Ashley Powell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Warstones Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Warstones 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 Warstones Primary School?
- Warstones Primary School has 465 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Warstones Primary School full?
- Warstones Primary School has capacity for 464 pupils and 465 on roll (100%), 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 Warstones Primary School a faith school?
- No. Warstones Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Warstones Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Warstones Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Warstones Primary School?
- Warstones Primary School is part of LYKOS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Warstones Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Warstones Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How does Warstones Primary School rank locally?
- Warstones Primary School ranked 55th of 63 primary schools in Wolverhampton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Warstones Primary School's absence rate?
- Warstones Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Warstones Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Warstones 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.