SCHOOL PROFILE

Springdale Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 150083
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 523 Published school capacity
Capacity used 77.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Ofsted inspection information

Latest published outcome No overall judgement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Wolverhampton
Trust LYKOS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 406 382 full-time · 24 part-time
Female pupils 194 47.8% of pupils
Male pupils 212 52.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

37.2%
12.4 pts above England
School 37.2%
Wolverhampton 42.9%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

13.1%
7.2 pts below England
School 13.1%
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
52.7%
214
White and Black Caribbean
11.1%
45
African
8.9%
36
Indian
6.4%
26
White and Asian
4.2%
17
Any other White background
3.4%
14
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 33.0% 134 of 406 pupils
12.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 33.0%
Wolverhampton 20.8%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 22.7% 92 pupils
England 14.8% 7.9 pts above
EHC plans 10.3% 42 pupils
England 6.0% 4.3 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 44
Social, emotional & mental health 41
Moderate learning difficulty 34
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Specific learning difficulty 4
Hearing impairment 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

62.0% 1.6 pts above England
School 62.0%
Wolverhampton 59.4%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

77.0%

3.2 pts above England

School 77.0%
Wolverhampton 71.0%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

78.0%

7.7 pts above England

School 78.0%
Wolverhampton 67.7%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

68.0%

4.0 pts below England

School 68.0%
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

5.33%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.89 pts lower than England
School 5.33%
Wolverhampton 6.27%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.07%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.75 pts lower than England
School 13.07%
Wolverhampton 17.16%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.60%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.20 pts lower than England
School 1.60%
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

77.6% 10.6 pts below England
Springdale Primary School
77.6%
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