OFSTED
29 January 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
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
282
282 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
137
48.6% of pupils
Male pupils
145
51.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.7 pts
above England
School
25.5%
Dudley
27.8%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.4 pts
below England
School
3.9%
Dudley
13.2%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Dudley
0.2%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
81.9%
231
White and Black Caribbean
5.0%
14
Pakistani
2.1%
6
White and Asian
2.1%
6
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
5
Gypsy / Roma
1.8%
5
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
20.6%
58 of
282 pupils
0.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.9 pts
above
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
54.0%
6.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
63.0%
Reading
10.8 pts below England
School
63.0%
Dudley
74.2%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
63.0%
Writing
7.3 pts below England
School
63.0%
Dudley
72.0%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Maths
4.0 pts below England
School
68.0%
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
5.72%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.50 pts
lower than
England
School
5.72%
Dudley
6.50%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.67%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.85 pts
higher than
England
School
16.67%
Dudley
17.87%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.74%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.06 pts
lower than
England
School
0.74%
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
89.5%
1.3 pts
above England
Bromley Hills Primary School
89.5%
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.