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Long Knowle Primary School

Community school · Wolverhampton · WV11 1EB

Ages 3–11 · 212 pupils · Wolverhampton

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

61%

Overall absence

6.0%

Admissions demand

0.85 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-03-09

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)61%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.0%
Unauthorised1.9%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
193

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

0.85 · Often has places

1st preferences

17

Places offered

20

1st-preference offers

17

Total preferences (any rank)
38
Preferred offers (top 3)
20
Applications from outside LA
1
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 (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill81%

212 pupils · 262 places

Pupils on roll
212
Boys / girls
119 / 93
School capacity
262
Capacity fill
212 / 262 (81%)
Free school meals
45.6%
FSM pupils
89
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

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Julie Bond

Location

Address
Blackwood Avenue, Wednesfield
Postcode
WV11 1EB
Town
Wolverhampton
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Wolverhampton
District
Wolverhampton
Constituency
Wolverhampton North East
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, 212 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 45.6%.

Open schools in Wolverhampton
136
Primary schools in Wolverhampton
82
Academies among open schools in Wolverhampton
61% (83)
Open schools in WV11
19
Primary in WV11
13
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.

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    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM35.3%
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    • FSM31.5%
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    • Demand1.00

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    • Absence4.4%
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  • Edward the Elder Primary School

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    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM49.8%
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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Julie Bond
Telephone
01902558985
Website
www.longknowleprimary.co.uk

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