School profile

St Chad's CofE (VC) First School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Wolverhampton, WV6 7AQ

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Good
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St Chad's CofE (VC) First School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 3 Mar 2026

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

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeVoluntary controlled school
Ages3 to 9
Pupils101
GenderMixed
Religious characterChurch of England
Head teacherMrs Sarah Yeomans
Local authorityStaffordshire
Opened01 Jan 1900
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 124269.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils101
Girls58
Boys43
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.13.9%
First language not English0%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.150
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.32.7%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.10
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.1
Average class size17.4

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
93.1%
White and Black Caribbean
3%
White and Asian
2%
Other mixed
2%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Other White
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%
White and Black African
0%
Indian
0%

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 teacher16.5
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.8.9
Teachers (FTE)6.11
Teaching assistants (FTE)4.15
Support staff (FTE)8.12
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/257.7
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/256.3
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251.4

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.23
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.36
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.22
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.22
Applications from another local authority (Reception)8

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 schoolStaffordshireEngland
Overall absence3.2%, better than England, better than Staffordshire4.6%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.3.6%, better than England, better than Staffordshire10.8%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Staffordshire0.7%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.

Frequently asked questions about St Chad's CofE (VC) First School

What is St Chad's CofE (VC) First School's Ofsted rating?

St Chad's CofE (VC) First School is rated Good, last inspected on 3 Mar 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How hard is it to get into St Chad's CofE (VC) First School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, St Chad's CofE (VC) First School made 23 offers from 36 applications (1.6 per offer), and 22 of 22 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend St Chad's CofE (VC) First School?

St Chad's CofE (VC) First School has 101 pupils aged 3 to 9.

What is the capacity of St Chad's CofE (VC) First School?

St Chad's CofE (VC) First School had 150 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at St Chad's CofE (VC) First School?

At St Chad's CofE (VC) First School, the average class had 17.4 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 16.5 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at St Chad's CofE (VC) First School?

In 2025/26, pupils at St Chad's CofE (VC) First School missed 3.2% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 3.6% 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.