Perton First School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
286
AGES
2 - 9
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Community school
SCHOOL GUIDE RATING
Not Rated

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This pupil heat map shows where pupils currently attending the school live.
The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(14/02/2023)
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Manston Drive
Perton
Wolverhampton
WV6 7LX
01902500450

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You and your leaders have a detailed and accurate understanding of the school’s strengths, and where improvements can be made. You have developed a strong leadership team who work together very effectively. Every opportunity is taken to learn from best practice. You and your leaders have formed strong working relationships with local schools to support the school’s improvement, especially in developing ways to check on pupils’ progress and making strong links with leaders of special educational needs provision elsewhere. As the governors say, ‘The school is not an island, it is a community.’ You recognise that the school is on a journey. You are highly aspirational and strive to achieve the best possible outcomes for every pupil. However, your passion and drive for improvement is not at the cost of the welfare of anyone in the school. Your commitment to the care and well-being of pupils and staff is exceptional. The responses to the online parent and staff questionnaires are a testament to this. One member of staff spoke for many by saying, ‘This is a wonderful school to work and learn in. We genuinely care about each other and put our children at the heart of everything we do.’ A very high priority is placed on celebrating pupils’ achievements. As one governor put it, ‘Every success is valued, no matter how small.’ ‘Shine’ assemblies celebrate the artist, mathematician and writer of the week. Pupils are very eager to gain their bronze, silver, gold and platinum ‘star’ awards which recognise their hard work and positive behaviour. Perton First school is a highly inclusive school. Pupils learn about many different faiths and cultures. However, leaders do not just focus on the value of tolerance of other faiths, but of acceptance. Pupils say that, ‘Everyone is different, and that is to be celebrated.’ Parents are overwhelmingly supportive of the school. Parents speak highly of the positive relationships between staff and pupils. They have confidence that their children are safe and very well cared for in school, especially those children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. One parent spoke for many when they said, ‘It’s not just a school; it’s a family where every child really does matter.’ At the time of the last inspection, leaders were asked to improve the quality of the outdoor provision in the early years. You have successfully achieved this. The outdoor learning environment is now a bright and exciting area where children from Nursery and Reception can explore and develop their learning in a variety of ways. Changes to the building have enabled children to have easy access to the outdoor learning areas. Children in the early years are confident, happy and independent learners who make good progress in all aspects of their learning. Following the last inspection, leaders were also asked to develop pupils’ information technology and communication skills. This is now a strength of the school. The planning for the teaching of computing has been updated in line with the requirements of the National Curriculum. The school’s hardware and software has also been updated to develop pupils’ learning in this subject. Support has been provided to staff to help them improve their teaching of computing. Pupils talk confidently about using a range of technology. For example, one pupil described how they had been learning how to programme a robot to move around the floor. Pupils are appointed as ‘online safety ambassadors’. They provide advice and guidance to their peers to help them understand how to use computers safely, especially when using the internet. A further development area from the last inspection was to provide pupils, especially the most able, with more opportunities to work independently. Your focus on improving the quality of teaching and learning in English and mathematics has been successful in developing pupils’ independence in their learning. You involved pupils in developing the new marking and feedback policy. Pupils had the opportunity to say what feedback would help them to improve. As a result of this, ‘prove-it’ questions have been introduced. Teachers provide pupils with ‘prove-it’ questions at the end of their work to consolidate and further challenge and deepen their learning. This helps pupils to also develop their independent learning skills. However, you and your leaders recognise that more work needs to be done to develop pupils’ learning in subjects other than English and mathematics. Pupils have the opportunity to learn about a wide range of subjects, which teachers plan creatively to provide interesting learning experiences. However, learning in these subjects is not matched well enough to pupils’ needs.

Perton First School Parent Reviews



unlock % Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>87, "agree"=>11, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 103 responses up to 16-02-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>85, "agree"=>13, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 103 responses up to 16-02-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>73, "agree"=>26, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 103 responses up to 16-02-2023
My Child Has Not Been Bullied Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>79, "strongly_agree"=>5, "agree"=>10, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>5} UNLOCK Figures based on 103 responses up to 16-02-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>76, "agree"=>23, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 103 responses up to 16-02-2023
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>34, "strongly_agree"=>48, "agree"=>15, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 103 responses up to 16-02-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>55, "agree"=>27, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>9} UNLOCK Figures based on 11 responses up to 16-02-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>66, "agree"=>31, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 103 responses up to 16-02-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>83, "agree"=>16, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 103 responses up to 16-02-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>65, "agree"=>34, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 103 responses up to 16-02-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>69, "agree"=>27, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 103 responses up to 16-02-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>69, "agree"=>25, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 103 responses up to 16-02-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>69, "agree"=>29, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 103 responses up to 16-02-2023
Yes No {"yes"=>97, "no"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 103 responses up to 16-02-2023

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