SCHOOL PROFILE

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 141769
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 92.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

24 October 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Wolverhampton
Trust ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 195 188 full-time · 7 part-time
Female pupils 109 55.9% of pupils
Male pupils 86 44.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

49.2%
24.4 pts above England
School 49.2%
Wolverhampton 42.9%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

19.5%
0.8 pts below England
School 19.5%
Wolverhampton 30.3%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Wolverhampton 0.4%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
54.4%
106
African
14.9%
29
Any other White background
7.7%
15
Indian
7.7%
15
White and Black Caribbean
7.7%
15
Any other Black background
1.5%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 22.6% 44 of 195 pupils
1.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.6%
Wolverhampton 20.8%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.5% 36 pupils
England 14.8% 3.7 pts above
EHC plans 4.1% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 1.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 19
Social, emotional & mental health 14
Specific learning difficulty 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Physical disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

43.0% 17.4 pts below England
School 43.0%
Wolverhampton 59.4%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

60.0%

13.8 pts below England

School 60.0%
Wolverhampton 71.0%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

60.0%

10.3 pts below England

School 60.0%
Wolverhampton 67.7%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

63.0%

9.0 pts below England

School 63.0%
Wolverhampton 67.7%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.80%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.58 pts higher than England
School 6.80%
Wolverhampton 6.27%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

20.93%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.11 pts higher than England
School 20.93%
Wolverhampton 17.16%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.58%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.22 pts lower than England
School 0.58%
Wolverhampton 1.51%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

92.9% 4.7 pts above England
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary Academy
92.9%
Wolverhampton
99.2%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information