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Bantock Primary School

Community school · Wolverhampton · WV3 0HY

Ages 3–11 · 438 pupils · Wolverhampton

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

7.7%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)67%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)29.7%
Unauthorised3.0%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
5.7%
Enrolments in measure
404

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

43

Places offered

52

1st-preference offers

43

Total preferences (any rank)
115
Preferred offers (top 3)
45
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill102%

438 pupils · 430 places

Pupils on roll
438
Boys / girls
243 / 195
School capacity
430
Capacity fill
438 / 430 (102%)
Free school meals
61.8%
FSM pupils
249
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs H Sarai

Location

Address
Aston Street, Penn Fields
Postcode
WV3 0HY
Town
Wolverhampton
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Wolverhampton
District
Wolverhampton
Constituency
Wolverhampton West
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, 438 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 61.8%.

Open schools in Wolverhampton
136
Primary schools in Wolverhampton
82
Academies among open schools in Wolverhampton
61% (83)
Open schools in WV3
16
Primary in WV3
8
Open schools in Wolverhampton LA
126
Primary in Wolverhampton LA
72

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in WolverhamptonNear WV3

  • Bantock Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wolverhampton · WV3 0HY · Wolverhampton

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM59.3%

    0.0 miles away

  • Merridale Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wolverhampton · WV3 0UP · Wolverhampton

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM46.7%

    0.3 miles away

  • Graiseley Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Community school · Primary

    Wolverhampton · WV2 4NE · Wolverhampton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM46.7%
    • Demand0.86

    0.4 miles away

  • Woodfield Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Wolverhampton · WV4 4AG · Wolverhampton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM31.9%
    • Demand0.77

    0.7 miles away

  • Warstones Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wolverhampton · WV4 4LU · Wolverhampton

    Ages 2–11

    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM42.8%
    • Demand0.95

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs H Sarai

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