Palmers Cross Primary School
Primary schoolPalmers Cross Primary School is a primary school in Wolverhampton, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 223 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, July 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 3 July 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 55% of pupils at Palmers Cross Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 65% in Wolverhampton and 62% in England.
12% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Wolverhampton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 12% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Aldersley High SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, June 2023. Attainment 8 of 45.4 (2025/26, provisional)480 m
- Dovecotes Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023, before the school changed860 m
- Birches First SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023980 m
- Claregate Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- St Paul's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
- Evergreen AcademyPupil referral and alternative provision. Standards maintained, February 20251.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Wolverhampton
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).