School profile

Park Hill Primary School

Primary · Foundation school · Wednesbury, WS10 0TJ

Requires improvement

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Good
Requires improvement
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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#11,352 of 15,057

Worse than 75% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Park Hill Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 27 Jan 2026

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeFoundation school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils231
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Caroline Logan
TrustWednesday Learning Community Trust
Local authoritySandwell
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 103910.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolSandwellEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths53%, worse than England, worse than Sandwell61%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.10%, similar to England, better than Sandwell7%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.107, similar to England, better than Sandwell105106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.104, similar to England, similar to Sandwell105105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.105, similar to England, similar to Sandwell106105
Expected standard in reading80%, better than England, better than Sandwell74%76%
Expected standard in writing60%, worse than England, worse than Sandwell72%73%
Expected standard in maths73%, similar to England, similar to Sandwell74%75%
Pupils taking tests30--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils231
Girls103
Boys128
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.29%
First language not English15.2%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.210
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.204
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.2.9%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.50
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.7
Average class size24.4

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
76.6%
Other mixed
4.8%
Indian
3.5%
Other Asian
3.5%
Other ethnic group
3%
Other White
2.2%
Bangladeshi
1.7%
African
0.9%
Chinese
0.9%
Gypsy/Roma
0.4%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher19
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.10.5
Teachers (FTE)11.8
Teaching assistants (FTE)8.71
Support staff (FTE)14.08
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2511.8
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2510.8
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.27
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.54
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.25
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.25
Applications from another local authority (Reception)1

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolSandwellEngland
Overall absence4.1%, better than England, better than Sandwell5.4%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.8.9%, better than England, better than Sandwell15.5%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.1.1%, similar to England, similar to Sandwell1.1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Park Hill Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.4 miPrimaryTameside Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.4 miSecondaryWood Green AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.5 miSecondaryStuart Bathurst Catholic High SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.5 miPrimaryMesty Croft PrimaryAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimaryThe Priory Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miSecondaryWodensborough Ormiston AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.7 miPrimaryAlbert Pritchard Infant SchoolFoundation school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryWood Green Junior SchoolFoundation school
Good
0.8 miSecondaryJoseph Leckie AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miPrimarySt Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Park Hill Primary School

What is Park Hill Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Park Hill Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 27 Jan 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Park Hill Primary School rank in England?

Park Hill Primary School ranks 11,352 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 75% of schools).

What are Park Hill Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 53% of pupils at Park Hill Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Park Hill Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Park Hill Primary School made 27 offers from 54 applications (2 per offer), and 25 of 25 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Park Hill Primary School?

Park Hill Primary School has 231 pupils aged 3 to 11.

What is the capacity of Park Hill Primary School?

Park Hill Primary School had 210 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Park Hill Primary School?

At Park Hill Primary School, the average class had 24.4 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 19 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Park Hill Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Park Hill Primary School missed 4.1% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 8.9% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.