East Park Academy

About East Park Academy

East Park Academy in Wolverhampton has been rated Outstanding by Ofsted following its most recent graded inspection in 2019, a remarkable turnaround from its previous rating of Inadequate in 2016. The school has maintained those high standards through to its most recent ungraded inspection in April 2025, where inspectors confirmed that standards are being maintained. Leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness all received the top grade of 1 (Outstanding). On the headline academic metric, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits below the Wolverhampton local authority average of 64%, placing the school 44th out of 60 primary schools in the borough. Nationally, it ranks in the bottom third of all primary schools on this measure.

Looking more closely at the individual subjects, reading is the strongest area with 73% of pupils reaching the expected standard and 29% achieving a higher score. Writing follows closely at 72% expected, though only 11% reached the higher threshold. Maths sees 67% at the expected level and 24% at the higher level. Average scaled scores sit at 105 for reading and 104 for maths. The school does not publish progress scores for any subject, so it is not possible to compare how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive, with 88% of respondents saying they would recommend the school. In the Parent View survey covering September 2024 to September 2025, 92% of parents agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school, and 94% agreed or strongly agreed that their child feels safe.

East Park Academy is a larger-than-average primary school with 677 pupils against a capacity of 654, and it is oversubscribed: for 90 places in the 2025/26 intake, there were 145 applications, with 84 first-preference offers made. Over half of pupils (51.9%) are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average. The school offers a nursery provision for children from age 3 and has a broad range of facilities including a sensory room, art studios, music rooms, an ICT suite, and a chapel. SEND support covers seven areas including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language communication needs, and social, emotional and mental health needs. Clubs include art, eco, chess, choir, gardening and coding, while sports on offer include rounders, dance, athletics, gymnastics and tennis. This is a school that has undergone a significant improvement journey and now delivers strong early years and leadership, though its Key Stage 2 outcomes sit below the local average.

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