Palmers Cross Primary School

State-Funded School

palmers-cross-primary-school-wolverhampton-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

WolverhamptonLocal Authority

Wolverhampton WestConstituency

WV6 9DFPostcode

6.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Palmers Cross Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Wolverhampton, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 223 pupils. Palmers Cross Primary School is part of ELSTON HALL LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 66%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 109
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

54%

Asian

21%

Black

10%

Mixed

13%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

223

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

23%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 223
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: ELSTON HALL LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 3 July 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
7 Mar 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.