Goldthorn Park Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Wolverhampton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From City of Wolverhampton Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Goldthorn Park Primary School is a primary school in Wolverhampton for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 1 March 2022. Wolverhampton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Goldthorn Park Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 65% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Wolverhampton.
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 37 of the 38 other Wolverhampton primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 34 first-choice applications for 38 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 38.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the middle figure of 47.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wolverhampton.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wolverhampton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Ward Road, Wolverhampton, WV4 5ET
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Pupils on roll
- 436 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 1 March 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this happy and caring school.”
- “Here, pupils' backgrounds, languages, and differences are embraced and celebrated.”
- “Pupils who speak English as an additional language are supported in accessing learning through carefully planned guidance and support.”
To improve
- “Leaders have rightly identified handwriting and presentation as their next priority so that pupils' written work matches the high quality seen elsewhere.”
- “However, further work remains to be done with families who choose to take extended holidays during term time.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 65% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 34 first-preference applications, 38 offers in total, 34 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wolverhampton.
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Spring Vale Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Parkfield Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Grove Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Lanesfield Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Hill Avenue Academy 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published