Spring Vale Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Wolverhampton·WV4 6SD
Composite score
86.8
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#368
National rank
#25
In West Midlands
#2
In Wolverhampton
Top 2%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
85%
% achieving higher RWM
27%
Reading average scaled score
111.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 13/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Expected standard

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
92%
63 first choices, 60 places
First choices per place
1.05
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
134
any preference, for 60 places
Last place offered lived
1.00 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 1611 m
Applications from another council area
4%

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
473
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
43.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
30.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
16.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,318
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

Spring Vale Primary School is a primary school serving Wolverhampton, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 473 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. Ofsted rated the school 'Outstanding' in January 2026. 85% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 2.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 2% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 111 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 27% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Spring Vale Primary School is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 63 first choices for 60 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.00 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. There are about 20.5 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 44% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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