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Palmers Cross Primary School

Wolverhampton, WV6 9DFPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jul 2024
KS2 Results
66%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
28 1st-choice / 29 places
Ranking
#5,757
of 13,686 nationally

About Palmers Cross Primary School

Palmers Cross Primary School is a popular choice among Wolverhampton families, with 76 applications for just 29 places in the 2025/26 admissions round — an oversubscription ratio of 2.62. Of those 76 applicants, 28 put it as their first preference, and 26 received first-preference offers. That level of demand suggests a school that local parents trust and actively want. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in July 2024, confirmed it remains Good, building on its graded Good rating from February 2019. That’s a clear improvement from its previous graded inspection in 2014, when it was rated Requires Improvement. So the trajectory is positive, and the current leadership team, headed by Daniel Nicholls, has clearly steadied the ship.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressWindermere Road, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, WV6 9DF
HeadteacherDaniel Nicholls
Local AuthorityWolverhampton
Number of Pupils237
Free School Meals (FSM)32.9%
School Capacity237 / 231 (103% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

3 Jul 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (3 Jul 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 7 Mar 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
LibraryGymnasiumPlaying FieldsDining HallChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

8

Sports

FootballGymnasticsCricketSwimmingCross Country

Clubs & Activities

Science ClubChoirCoding

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

Resourced Provision
Speech & LanguageLearning DifficultyResourced ProvisionMulti-Sensory

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Source: palmerscross.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Palmers Cross Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.