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Lanesfield Primary School

Primary · Wolverhampton · WV4 6BZ

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 4 October 2023

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At a glance

283 pupils · 94% of 300 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
49.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
34.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
18.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://www.lanesfieldprimary.co.uk/
URN
104327

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 15 families named it first for 15 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 4 October 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

15 places offered · 15 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

44 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
73%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
5%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
109
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school73%
Median of its 12 closest peers60%
Wolverhampton average66.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Tipton Green Junior SchoolTipton · 3 miles awayExpected standard57%
Waterloo Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne · 65 miles awayNeeds attention49%
Holyhead Primary AcademyWednesbury · 3 miles awayExpected standard60%
New Road Primary SchoolChatham · 139 miles awayGood66%
William Stockton Community Primary SchoolEllesmere Port · 60 miles awayExpected standard63%
Beamont Primary SchoolWarrington · 62 miles awayGood78%
Our Lady's Catholic Primary SchoolBirmingham · 15 miles awayGood55%
Falconhurst SchoolMilton Keynes · 68 miles awayGood64%
Cedars AcademyBirmingham · 14 miles awayGood36%
Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and NurseryDerby · 35 miles awayExpected standard61%
Henbury Court Primary AcademyBristol · 76 miles awayRequires improvement60%
Dovecote Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham · 46 miles awayRequires improvement27%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 32% (Wolverhampton 34%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 20% (Wolverhampton 19%, England 4%) · Black African 16% (Wolverhampton 12%, England 5%) · Any other White background 8% (Wolverhampton 6%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 5% (Wolverhampton 6%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Wolverhampton 3%, England 3%) · Black Caribbean 3% (Wolverhampton 3%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Wolverhampton 4%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Wolverhampton 4%, England 5%) · Not recorded 2% (Wolverhampton 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Wolverhampton 3%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 1% (Wolverhampton 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Wolverhampton 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
13.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

4.36 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Wolverhampton: 1.82 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

91% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

70% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £47,493; 16.7% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£8,150
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 12% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 6% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £2,477; in-year balance -£37,071

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher21.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications29.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work16.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways31.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health42.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier47.3%62.3%
Social housing35.1%17.1%
Privately rented16.3%20.5%
Detached houses6.5%22.9%
Flats25.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms4.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van29.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01010535 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£200,500222 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£160,000–£246,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (25)£317,500
Semi-detached (131)£200,000
Terraced (35)£218,000
Flat (31)£116,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
4an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
5an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
32an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
5an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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