Wrens Nest Primary School

Wrens Nest Primary School is a larger-than-average primary in a deprived area, serving a community with high proportions of disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND. It has expanded its SEND and early years provision, including five additional classes for pupils with complex SEND and a local authority early years inclusion hub. Following its previous inspection, leaders have improved the curriculum, and inspectors found the curriculum and teaching, inclusion, and personal development and wellbeing to be particular strengths. Safeguarding standards are met. The school's inclusive ethos is a major strength. Teaching is consistently high quality and highly adapted, and pupils with complex SEND benefit from bespoke provision. Pupils behave excellently, personal development is extensive, and disadvantaged pupils perform above national averages in combined reading, writing and mathematics and in mathematics. Reading and mathematics outcomes are broadly in line with national averages by the end of Year 6, and most pupils with SEND make marked progress. Areas for development remain. Writing outcomes have been below national averages over the latest three-year period, though they are improving, and Year 4 multiplication tables check results have been lower. Attendance and persistent absence are above national averages, despite effective improvement action. Leaders' improvement planning and monitoring lack precision, and the school's recording of attendance, behaviour and welfare does not allow leaders to analyse information holistically. Some newer leaders need further development to drive improvement in their areas.

Strengths

• Ambitious, engaging and well-sequenced curriculum across all subjects
• Consistently high-quality and highly inclusive teaching, including in additional SEND classes
• Adults know pupils' needs thoroughly and adapt teaching so no pupil is left behind
• Strong subject knowledge and exceptionally well-developed spoken vocabulary
• Inclusion is a golden thread, with swift identification of needs and bespoke support
• Effective use of pupil premium funding to support disadvantaged pupils
• Extensive, tailored personal development programme covering life skills, diversity and safety
• High-quality pastoral support builds confident, resilient and thoughtful pupils
• Excellent pupil behaviour and attitudes to learning
• Attendance is improving and frequent absence has reduced considerably
• Early years provision gives children a positive start and secure progress from low starting points
• Leaders and governors have a deep understanding of the school's context and community
• Staff feel valued and supported, with effective training and workload management
• Strong relationships with families and the school acts as a community hub
• Disadvantaged pupils achieve above national averages in combined reading, writing and mathematics and in mathematics
• Most pupils with SEND make marked progress from their starting points

Areas for Improvement

• Writing outcomes have been below national averages over the latest three-year period, though improving
• Year 4 multiplication tables check results have been lower, though action is improving recall
• Overall absence and persistent absence remain above national averages, though reducing
• Recording of attendance, behaviour and welfare makes holistic analysis difficult for leaders
• School improvement planning and monitoring lack precision, so priorities are not clear to everyone
• Some leaders, including those new to post, need to develop further to drive improvement in their areas

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Wrens Nest Primary School attended 92.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 23.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Wrens Nest Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Wrens Nest Primary School had 17.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 26.1% of pupils at Wrens Nest Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Wrens Nest Primary School received £8,738 and spent £9,888 for each of its 482 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £1,244,000 (-£2,584 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Wrens Nest Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wrens Nest Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in July 2026.

When was Wrens Nest Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wrens Nest Primary School was last inspected in July 2026.

How many pupils does Wrens Nest Primary School have?

Wrens Nest Primary School has 537 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wrens Nest Primary School cover?

Wrens Nest Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Wrens Nest Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wrens Nest Primary School?

Wrens Nest Primary School is at Marigold Crescent, Wrens Nest Estate, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 3NX.