Primary school

Rakegate Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Wolverhampton
  • WV10 6US
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2018

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,742 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 92%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 68%68%2016/17: top 93%2017/18: top 58%2018/19: top 49%49% · 2018/192022/23: top 86%2023/24: top 81%2024/25: top 92%No exams

Against West MidlandsArrows: West Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM41% · West Midlands 65%1/10 Well below West Midlands−49.2 pts
Higher standard, RWM5% · West Midlands 7%4/10 Below+13.9 pts
Reading score102 · West Midlands 1051/10 Well below West Midlands−33.7 pts
Maths score99 · West Midlands 1051/10 Well below West Midlands−26.3 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 47% · 49 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 37% · 57 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 64% · 59 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 68% · 59 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 44% · 63 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 48% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 41% · 64 pupils · West Midlands 65%68%37%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 49 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 4% · 57 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 7% · 59 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 5% · 59 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 3% · 63 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 8% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 5% · 64 pupils · West Midlands 7%8%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 49 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 100 · 57 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 106 · 59 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 104 · 59 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 105 · 63 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 103 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 102 · 64 pupils · West Midlands 105106100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 49 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 101 · 57 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 104 · 59 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 104 · 59 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 101 · 63 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 102 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 99 · 64 pupils · West Midlands 10510499No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
56 of 56 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5656
2nd141
3rd140

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Inadequate
  2. 2007Satisfactory
  3. 2010Inadequate
  4. 2011Satisfactory
  5. 2012Requires improvement
  6. 2014Good
  7. 2018Good
  8. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

1 weak areas

  • Early years provision

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026472
Free school meals (past 6 years)52.4%
First language not English39.1%
SEN support15.0%
EHC plan3.4%
Absence (sessions missed)6.0%
Persistently absent pupils18.6%

Girls 53.9%Boys 46.1%

96.7% full · 488 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.0
Pupils per adult9.8
  • Classroom teachers 16.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 26.6
  • Other support 9.3

Teachers 18.8 FTE · Whole workforce 54.6 · 77 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,620
Spend per pupil£7,694
Staff spend per pupil£5,931
Reserve per pupil£630
  • +£284,269revenue reserve
  • −£33,203in-year balance

Grants £7,482 · self-generated £138 · premises £496 per pupil