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East Park Academy

Primary · Wolverhampton · WV1 2DS

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Outstanding (2019)

Last grade Ofsted published, no newer grade exists

Ofsted graded this school Outstanding in 2019. Every inspection since has been ungraded, and an ungraded inspection cannot change a grade. The most recent found “Standards maintained”. Ofsted's current data file lists only graded inspections from September 2019 onwards, so this grade has dropped out of it, but it is still the school's grade of record, and still on Ofsted's own report page. Treat an Outstanding of this age with care: Outstanding schools were exempt from routine re-inspection until 2020, so these grades are among the oldest on record.

Inspected 11 June 2019

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At a glance

671 pupils · 103% of 654 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
51.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
19.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
17.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.eastparkacademy.com
URN
143152

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 101 families named it first for 90 Reception places, 1.12 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 0.841 miles, the only Reception round we hold for it. The last grade Ofsted published for it is Outstanding, from 2019. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.12 first-choice applications per place

90 places offered · 101 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

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. Places by distance, last offered at 0.841 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 0.841 miles

measurement method not stated by the council.

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
54%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
11%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
101
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 school54%
Median of its 12 closest peers58%
Wolverhampton average66.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind 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
Summerhill Primary AcademyTipton · 3 miles awayNeeds attention50%
Southey Green Nursery & Primary SchoolSheffield · 64 miles awayExpected standard64%
Northwood Park Primary SchoolWolverhampton · 3 miles awayGood33%
Ambleside Primary SchoolNottingham · 46 miles awayGood58%
Yew Tree Primary SchoolWalsall · 6 miles awayExpected standard50%
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolBirmingham · 14 miles awayGood58%
Oasis Academy Short HeathBirmingham · 10 miles awayGood78%
Waterloo Primary AcademyBlackpool · 93 miles awayExpected standard70%
The Rydal AcademyDarlington · 136 miles awayGood46%
Rivers Primary AcademyWalsall · 5 miles awayNeeds attention54%
Wilkinson Primary SchoolBilston · 2 miles awayExpected standard72%
Goddard Park Community Primary SchoolSwindon · 72 miles awayExpected standard59%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 35% (Wolverhampton 34%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 14% (Wolverhampton 6%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 9% (Wolverhampton 19%, England 4%) · Black African 9% (Wolverhampton 12%, England 5%) · Any other White background 7% (Wolverhampton 6%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 6% (Wolverhampton 4%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 5% (Wolverhampton 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Wolverhampton 3%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 3% (Wolverhampton 4%, England 5%) · Black Caribbean 2% (Wolverhampton 3%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Wolverhampton 3%, England 2%) · Not recorded 2% (Wolverhampton 1%, England 1%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Wolverhampton 0%, England 0%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Wolverhampton 0%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Wolverhampton 2%, England 3%) · 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)
6.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
18.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.18 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
36.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

72% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 20% moved to another state school · 8% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

45.8% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.1 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 £52,135; 30% 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 (2024-25)

This school£6,852
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £739,000; in-year balance +£189,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher19.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications30.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work18.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways36.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health39.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier44%62.3%
Social housing44%17.1%
Privately rented11.1%20.5%
Detached houses11.4%22.9%
Flats28.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms3.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van33.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01010448 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£183,000198 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£160,500–£219,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (17)£237,500
Semi-detached (94)£200,000
Terraced (59)£180,000
Flat (28)£106,500

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
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
7an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
21an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
4an 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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