OFSTED
16 November 2022
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Dudley
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
380
380 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
197
51.8% of pupils
Male pupils
183
48.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.8 pts
above England
School
26.6%
Dudley
27.8%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.6 pts
below England
School
4.7%
Dudley
13.2%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
below England
School
0.8%
Dudley
0.2%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
82.6%
314
White and Black Caribbean
5.0%
19
Any other Mixed background
2.1%
8
White and Asian
2.1%
8
Unclassified
1.8%
7
Pakistani
1.6%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
16.3%
62 of
380 pupils
4.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
65.0%
4.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Reading
0.8 pts below England
School
73.0%
Dudley
74.2%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Writing
9.7 pts above England
School
80.0%
Dudley
72.0%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
70.0%
Maths
2.0 pts below England
School
70.0%
Dudley
73.2%
West Midlands
71.4%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.85%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.37 pts
lower than
England
School
4.85%
Dudley
6.50%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.42%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.39 pts
lower than
England
School
10.42%
Dudley
17.87%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.56%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.24 pts
lower than
England
School
0.56%
Dudley
2.10%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
90.5%
2.3 pts
above England
Brook Primary School
90.5%
Dudley
93.7%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.