Rakegate Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 6 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Unique reference
- 104304
- Address
- Rakegate Close, WV10 6US
- Website
- www.rakegateprimary.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 473 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.1%
- Girls
- 53.9%
- First language not English
- 39.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46.9%
- Persistent absence
- 18.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.0%
White British 37.6%
Mixed 14.9%
Indian 11.6%
African 8.5%
Other Asian 7.2%
Caribbean 5.9%
Other White 4.9%
Pakistani 3.8%
Other 2.3%
Other Black 1.3%
Unclassified 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.4
WritingAverage-0.7
MathsWell below average-3.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 48%
Local authority average 64%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Rakegate Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 40
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 36
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 36
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 14 8 6 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 19 6 13 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 11 7 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 57 24 33 |
| Year 1 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 2 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 3 | 61 30 31 |
| Year 4 | 65 28 37 |
| Year 5 | 61 37 24 |
| Year 6 | 62 21 41 |