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Parkfield Primary School

URN
144253
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Parkfield Primary School
URN
144253
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Exceptional

90 / 100

Exceptional

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

100

Inspection

78

Admissions Value

83

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 10% of primary schools in England

Top 10% nationally

#5 of 66 schools in Wolverhampton

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Recommended

This school performs well across several areas and may suit many families.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Reach choice
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
  • Admissions warnings

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

School Compass Parent Report

Your decision briefing for Parkfield Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

What Admissions Advantage can and cannot tell you

Can tell you

  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

Cannot tell you

  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Parkfield Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Report card (from November 2025)

From November 2025, Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. Schools receive grades across several areas on a report card.

Latest publication date
22 January 2026
Inspection date
2 December 2025
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingMet

Inspection outcomes

  • Safeguarding

    Met

    Graded 2 December 2025

  • Inclusion

    Expected standard

    Graded 2 December 2025

  • Curriculum and teaching

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

30

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

80

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

30

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.67×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Wolverhampton
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Wolverhampton)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.parkfieldprimary.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Wolverhampton to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

90.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

87.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

87.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

84.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

WV4 6HB - Dimmock Street, Parkfield, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Contact details

Address
Dimmock Street, Parkfield, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Postcode
WV4 6HB
Phone
1902558627
Website
www.parkfieldprimary.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Wolverhampton
Local authority code
336

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 284 schools in Wolverhampton.

Authority statistics

Total schools

284

Open schools

126

Closed schools

158

Primary schools

182

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Expected standard

    Graded 2 December 2025

  • Achievement

    Expected standard

    Graded 2 December 2025

  • Attendance and behaviour

    Needs attention

    Graded 2 December 2025

  • Personal development and wellbeing

    Expected standard

    Graded 2 December 2025

  • Leadership and governance

    Expected standard

    Graded 2 December 2025

  • Early years

    Expected standard
  • View official Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)

    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    22 January 20262 December 2025S5 InspectionReport cardView report for inspection published 22 January 2026
    12 October 202116 September 2021S5 InspectionSchool remains GoodView report for inspection published 12 October 2021
    • Report card

      Published
      22 January 2026
      Inspected
      2 December 2025
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good

      Published
      12 October 2021
      Inspected
      16 September 2021
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    37.5%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 30

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    42

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary182 (66.7%)
    • Secondary42 (15.4%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other49 (17.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Parkfield Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Windsor Nursery School345 mNurseryOpen
    St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Parkfield375 mPrimaryClosed
    St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy375 mPrimaryOpen
    Midpoint Centre (Key Stage 4 PRU)496 mNot applicableClosed
    The Kairos Academy (KS4)496 mNot applicableOpen
    Orchard Centre (The Nightingale Home and Hospital Service)496 mNot applicableClosed
    The Kairos Academy (KS3)499 mNot applicableOpen
    The Braybrook Centre (Key Stage 3 PRU)499 mNot applicableClosed
    Parkfield High School524 mSecondaryClosed
    • Parkfield Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Windsor Nursery School
      Distance
      345 m
      Phase
      Nursery
      Status
      Open
    • St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Parkfield
      Distance
      375 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy
      Distance
      375 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Wolverhampton)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    All Saints CofE Infant SchoolPrimaryWV2 1DWClosed
    All Saints CofE Junior SchoolPrimaryWV2 1ELClosed
    All Saints' Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryWV2 1ELClosed
    Bantock Primary SchoolPrimaryWV3 0HYOpen
    Bantock Primary SchoolPrimaryWV3 0HYClosed
    • All Saints CofE Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WV2 1DW
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints CofE Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WV2 1EL
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints' Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WV2 1EL
      Status
      Closed
    • Bantock Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WV3 0HY
      Status
      Open
    • Bantock Primary School
    Midpoint Centre (Key Stage 4 PRU)
    Distance
    496 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • The Kairos Academy (KS4)
    Distance
    496 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Orchard Centre (The Nightingale Home and Hospital Service)
    Distance
    496 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • The Kairos Academy (KS3)
    Distance
    499 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • The Braybrook Centre (Key Stage 3 PRU)
    Distance
    499 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Parkfield High School
    Distance
    524 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    WV3 0HY
    Status
    Closed