St Chad's CofE (VC) First School
Pattingham, Wolverhampton, WV6 7AQ
101 pupils · 67% of 150 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Free school meals
- 13.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 March 2026, published 23 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 23 | 22 | 36 | 23 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 23 | 21 | 36 | 22 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 27 | 27 | 35 | 27 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 17 | 17 | 28 | 17 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 20 | 18 | 31 | 18 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 29 | 28 | 46 | 28 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 26 | 25 | 36 | 26 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 24 | 25 | 42 | 24 |
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
- Perton First School 4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Perton Primary Academy 4.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Albrighton Primary School & Nursery 4.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Mary's CofE Primary School 5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Woodthorne Primary School 5.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School 5.4 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
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.