Academy sponsor led · Staffordshire

St Benedict Biscop CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
211Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
143829URN

School Road, Wombourne, Wolverhampton, WV5 9DZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.3 above Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

66 applications for 30 places · 68th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Staffordshire median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

66 applications · 30 places offered · 29 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 3.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 2.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 3.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 2.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 2.7; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 2.5; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 2.8; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.6; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as St Benedict Biscop CofE (F) Primary School (URN 124285), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	66	2.2	29	0.97
Sep 2025	27	66	2.4	27	1.00
Sep 2024	26	65	2.5	26	1.00
Sep 2023	15	52	3.5	14	0.93
Sep 2022	26	73	2.8	21	0.81
Sep 2021	26	79	3.0	24	0.92
Sep 2020	29	82	2.8	28	0.97
Sep 2019	26	70	2.7	19	0.73
Sep 2018	29	73	2.5	29	1.00
Sep 2017	29	59	2.0	25	0.86
Sep 2016 *	30	84	2.8	27	0.90
Sep 2015 *	30	77	2.6	30	1.00
Sep 2014 *	30	66	2.2	27	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 87% · Maths 93% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%22nd of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth40%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard47%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Staffordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	83%	30%	109	110
2023/24	84%	20%	108	109
2022/23	83%	20%	109	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Benedict Biscop CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.2applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Westfield Primary School
0.7 km · Staffordshire

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place
Blakeley Heath Primary School
1.3 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School
2.6 km · Wolverhampton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
All Saints' CofE Primary School
2.6 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE (C) Primary School
2.8 km · Staffordshire

Good2022

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Springdale Primary School
3.0 km · Wolverhampton

Not yet inspected

2.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Maidensbridge Primary School
3.1 km · Dudley

Good2022

3.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143829 · 860/2025
Trust: St Bartholomew's CE Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 236 pupils · 211 on roll
Free school meals: 10.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2016
Replaced: St Benedict Biscop CofE (F) Primary School (URN 124285)
Address: School Road, Wombourne, Wolverhampton, WV5 9DZ
Local authority: Staffordshire · South Staffordshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources