Perton Primary Academy
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Perton Primary Academy is a converter academy in Wolverhampton for boys and girls aged 2 to 9. It has 239 pupils, 14 more than it has places for. About 19 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools. We give it 68 out of 100. That puts it above schools like it, ahead of 71% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Sandown Drive, Perton, Wolverhampton, WV6 7PS01902 742686pertonacademy.co.ukMrs Victoria Jackson principalAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 7 November 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
45 places were empty (20% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 13% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Staffordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 24.5 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 19.3 (England 27.3).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (26), language and communications needs (18), Autistic spectrum disorder (2), Moderate learning difficulty (1), Other difficulty or disability (1), emotional and mental health (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 239 | 230 | 246 | 242 | 264 | 228 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 18% | 18% | 18% | 13% | 17% | 15% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 10% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 4% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 14% | 11% | 13% | 19% | 22% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 2.8% | 3.9% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 2.3% | 3.1% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.8% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 8.6% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 13.6% | 6.7% | 6.6% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perton First School | Council | 470 m | 278 | Good 2023 | 65 | Compare |
| Perton Middle School | Council | 580 m | 399 | Good 2023 | 79 | Compare |
| Woodthorne Primary School | Academy | 820 m | 396 | Good 2023 | 72 | Compare |
| Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School | Church of England | 0.8 miles | 203 | Outstanding 2024 | 76 | Compare |
| Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School | Church of England | 0.9 miles | 244 | No overall grade 2024 | 65 | Compare |
| Castlecroft Primary School | Council | 1.3 miles | 228 | Good 2024 | 35 | Compare |
| Westacre Infant School | Academy | 1.5 miles | 257 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Bhylls Acre Primary School | Academy | 1.6 miles | 207 | Report card 2026 | 26 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Perton Primary Academy with the 49 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 49 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 68 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 68% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 40 to 86. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | in line | +0.03 | Ofsted grade, 2.9 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | in line | +0.01 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | above | +0.17 | 2024/25; 162 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Perton Primary Academy a good school?
Yes, going by the figures. Perton Primary Academy scores 68 out of 100. That is above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 71% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 40 to 86, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is Perton Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Perton Primary Academy good at its last full inspection on 7 November 2023.
How many pupils does Perton Primary Academy have?
239 pupils aged 2 to 9 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 225 places, so it is 106% full.
Is Perton Primary Academy oversubscribed?
Probably not. 45 places were empty in 2024/25 (20% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Perton Primary Academy?
Pupils were in school 96.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 9% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Perton Primary Academy?
The average class had 21.9 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Sandown Drive, Perton, Wolverhampton, WV6 7PS
- Telephone
- 01902 742686
- Website
- www.pertonacademy.co.uk
- Principal
- Mrs Victoria Jackson
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 2-9, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Staffordshire University Academies Trust (21 schools)
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward
- Perton Lakeside
- Constituency
- Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2016 (academy converter)
- URN
- 143353 · LAESTAB 8602387 · UKPRN 10057670
- Formerly
- Perton Sandown First School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.