SCHOOL PROFILE

Ashwood Park Primary School

Primary Community school URN 103818
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 367 Published school capacity
Capacity used 79.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

18 June 2024
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 293 276 full-time · 17 part-time
Female pupils 134 45.7% of pupils
Male pupils 159 54.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

24.2%
0.6 pts below England
School 24.2%
Dudley 27.8%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.7%
17.6 pts below England
School 2.7%
Dudley 13.2%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.7%
0.3 pts below England
School 0.7%
Dudley 0.2%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
92.2%
270
White and Asian
2.0%
6
Any other White background
1.7%
5
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
3
Pakistani
1.0%
3
Any other ethnic group
0.7%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 22.9% 67 of 293 pupils
2.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.9%
Dudley 20.7%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.3% 39 pupils
England 14.8% 1.5 pts below
EHC plans 9.6% 28 pupils
England 6.0% 3.5 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 26
Hearing impairment 17
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Moderate learning difficulty 5
No specialist assessment yet 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

31.0% 29.4 pts below England
School 31.0%
Dudley 61.2%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

60.0%

13.8 pts below England

School 60.0%
Dudley 74.2%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

49.0%

21.3 pts below England

School 49.0%
Dudley 72.0%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

44.0%

28.0 pts below England

School 44.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.92%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.30 pts lower than England
School 5.92%
Dudley 6.50%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.97%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.85 pts lower than England
School 11.97%
Dudley 17.87%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.77%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.03 pts lower than England
School 0.77%
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

79.8% 8.3 pts below England
Ashwood Park Primary School
79.8%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information