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Edward the Elder Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Bridget Highman

corporate_fareELSTON HALL LEARNING TRUST

location_onWolverhampton, WV11 3DB

language Visit Website phone 1902558765

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2012

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Students

255

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Expected Standard

78%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Edward the Elder Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Wolverhampton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 16% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Edward the Elder Primary School is an academy converter in Wolverhampton, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of ELSTON HALL LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 243 pupils on roll, of whom 54% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #5 of 62 primaries in Wolverhampton and #463 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2012. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 60%

Reading91% LA 72%

Writing81% LA 68%

Maths84% LA 69%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading97% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths90% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading85% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths85% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA -0.3

-0.1 to 4.2

1.6

Write

LA 0.1

-0.5 to 3.7

2.6

Maths

LA 0.0

0.5 to 4.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading93% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.6

Read

LA 0.4

1.4 to 5.8

2.7

Write

LA 0.6

0.6 to 4.7

3.0

Maths

LA -0.1

1.1 to 5.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 62%

Reading60% LA 72%

Writing77% LA 76%

Maths63% LA 72%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.6

Read

LA 0.6

0.5 to 4.7

3.6

Write

LA 0.9

1.5 to 5.7

2.2

Maths

LA 0.3

0.3 to 4.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2012-03-26

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-06-16

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.8%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 243 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	243	2	0.8%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	235	5	2.1%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	261	3	1.1%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	259	1	0.4%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	244	5	2.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	266	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	255	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	242	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	265	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	252	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	237	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	251	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	250	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	244	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	259	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	259	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	251	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	263	1	0.4%	0.4%	1
2018/19 (Spring term)	251	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	240	6	2.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	249	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	243	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	237	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 16 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils