Academy converter · Wolverhampton

Bantock Primary School

3–11Ages
434Pupils
PrimaryPhase
151993URN

Aston Street, Penn Fields, Wolverhampton, WV3 0HY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.7 above Wolverhampton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wolverhampton

93 applications for 35 places · 11th of 70 in Wolverhampton

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 22 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

22 November 2022
Graded inspection: Good · as Bantock Primary School, URN 132197
14 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving) · as Bantock Primary School, URN 132197

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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Wolverhampton median (2.0) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

93 applications · 35 places offered · 35 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.7; Wolverhampton median median 2.0
2025 2.2; Wolverhampton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2024 2.2; Wolverhampton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2023 2.0; Wolverhampton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2022 2.2; Wolverhampton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2021 1.9; Wolverhampton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2020 1.8; Wolverhampton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2019 2.0; Wolverhampton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Wolverhampton median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Wolverhampton median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Wolverhampton median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.2; Wolverhampton median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Wolverhampton median median 2.0; as the previous school

This school
Wolverhampton median

Dashed bars: as Bantock Primary School (URN 132197), 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	35	93	2.7	35	1.00
Sep 2025 *	39	86	2.2	33	0.85
Sep 2024 *	52	115	2.2	43	0.83
Sep 2023 *	51	101	2.0	44	0.86
Sep 2022 *	34	73	2.2	28	0.82
Sep 2021 *	39	73	1.9	30	0.77
Sep 2020 *	36	64	1.8	29	0.81
Sep 2019 *	46	90	2.0	35	0.76
Sep 2018 *	33	54	1.6	23	0.70
Sep 2017 *	27	47	1.7	23	0.85
Sep 2016 *	60	82	1.4	39	0.65
Sep 2015 *	50	58	1.2	36	0.72
Sep 2014 *	49	72	1.5	32	0.65

Schools nearby

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

Bantock Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.7applications per place
Merridale Primary School
0.4 km · Wolverhampton

Remains Good2024

3.0applications per place
Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton
0.6 km · Wolverhampton

Improved significantly2025

1.8applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Graiseley Primary School
0.7 km · Wolverhampton

Requires improvement2024

2.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Woodfield Primary School
1.1 km · Wolverhampton

Outstanding2024

2.2applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School
1.2 km · Wolverhampton

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy
1.5 km · Wolverhampton

2026

1.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Warstones Primary School
1.6 km · Wolverhampton

Good2022

2.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Uplands Junior School
1.6 km · Wolverhampton

Remains Good2023

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 151993 · 336/2117
Trust: The Wulfruna Partnership
Capacity: 430 pupils · 434 on roll
Free school meals: 59.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2025
Replaced: Bantock Primary School (URN 132197)
Address: Aston Street, Penn Fields, Wolverhampton, WV3 0HY
Local authority: Wolverhampton

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