Claregate Primary School
Chester Avenue, Wolverhampton, WV6 9JU
390 pupils · 93% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Free school meals
- 38.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 6 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 69% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.86 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 36 | 31 | 83 | 36 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 33 | 30 | 73 | 32 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 34 | 25 | 93 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 25 | 84 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 41 | 36 | 102 | 40 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 39 | 38 | 91 | 39 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 51 | 33 | 109 | 47 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 57 | 46 | 97 | 51 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery 0.9 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- St Michael's CofE Primary Academy 1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Palmers Cross Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Dovecotes Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Paul's Church of England Aided Primary School 1.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.