Park Hill Primary SchoolMesty Croft Primary

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wednesbury.

Summary of the comparison

Park Hill Primary School and Mesty Croft Primary are primary schools in Wednesbury.

  • Park Hill Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Mesty Croft Primary scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Park Hill Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Park Hill Primary School was judged the expected standard and Mesty Croft Primary was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 53.0% for Park Hill Primary School and 46.0% for Mesty Croft Primary.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Park Hill Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Mesty Croft Primary (43.0% in 2022-23, 46.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Park Hill Primary School versus Mesty Croft Primary compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WednesburyPark Hill Primary SchoolWednesburyMesty Croft PrimaryEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100Stronger figureD40/100
Local ranking59th of 91 in Sandwell Stronger figure81st of 91 in Sandwell
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeFoundation school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll234 427
Capacity210 420
LocationWednesbury, WS10 0TJ Wednesbury, WS10 0QY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard53.0% Stronger figure46.0% 62.0%
At higher standard10.0% Stronger figure5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure101.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure100.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census234 427
Free school meals (ever 6)36.1% 43.9%
English as an additional language11.5% 15.2%
SEN support20.5% 9.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.4% 1.9%
Attendance
Overall absence4.7% Stronger figure6.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.1% Stronger figure16.0% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Park Hill Primary School

Mesty Croft Primary

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