Edward the Elder Primary School | School performance

78%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

243

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

78%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

243

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

78%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

243

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/09/2019

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWolverhampton

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.6:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Edward the Elder Primary School · Primary · Wolverhampton

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

78%

+1pp

78%64%50%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 78%

RWM higher standard

0pp

10%5%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

91%

Reading higher standard

53%

Writing expected standard

81%

Writing higher standard

13%

Maths expected standard

84%

Maths higher standard

38%

Science expected standard

84%

SPAG expected standard

94%

SPAG higher standard

44%

Reading scaled score

109.0

Maths scaled score

106.0

GPS scaled score

109.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

243

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.6

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

13%

FSM eligible

54%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

17%

Contact

Address

Moathouse Lane East, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, WV11 3DB

Local authority

Wolverhampton

Website

www.edwardtheelder.org.uk

Telephone

01902558765

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	78%	6%	91%	53%	81%	13%	84%	38%	84%	94%	109.0	106.0	109.0	—	—	—	16%	243
2023/24	77%	6%	97%	32%	77%	16%	90%	32%	77%	81%	109.0	108.0	108.0	—	—	—	15%	259
2022/23	76%	6%	85%	24%	82%	9%	85%	32%	74%	82%	106.0	106.0	106.0	+2.10	+1.60	+2.60	17%	255
2018/19	73%	10%	93%	27%	83%	23%	83%	23%	73%	83%	106.0	106.0	108.0	+3.60	+2.70	+3.00	14%	251
2017/18	50%	0%	60%	20%	77%	10%	63%	3%	73%	57%	102.0	101.0	101.0	+2.60	+3.60	+2.20	—	243

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	243	19.6	16%	13%	54%	6%	17%
2023/24	259	20.4	15%	12%	49%	6%	21%
2022/23	255	22.2	17%	12%	51%	7%	18%
2021/22	252	24.4	15%	12%	56%	7%	27%
2020/21	250	29.0	14%	11%	45%	—	—
2018/19	251	29.0	14%	11%	46%	4%	12%
2017/18	—	37.8	—	—	—	4%	7%
2016/17	242	—	14%	8%	44%	—	—