Straits Primary School

Type Primary
Age Range 5-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Longfellow Road
Lower Gornal
Dudley
West Midlands
DY3 3EE
Phone 01384818575
Reference Number 103827

Description

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Straits Primary School, situated at DY3 3EE in Lower Gornal, Dudley, adheres to a philosophy of creating an optimal educational experience through partnership with parents, students, and staff. As a committed institution, Straits strives for the highest academic standards and continually improves its offerings. The school's contact details include a direct line at 01384 818575 and a designated email address, info@straits.dudley.sch.uk. Mr P. Freear is the Headteacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead, with Mr D. Wade as Deputy Head and Deputy Safeguarding Lead, and Mrs E. Vellender serving as the SEN Lead. The school office staff, Mrs Whitehouse and Mrs Malpass, provide support, and parents and caregivers are encouraged to keep contact information up-to-date.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 414
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 55.07%
Girls: 44.93%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 7.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 32 23 55
2 26 33 59
3 36 24 60
4 38 22 60
5 37 25 62
6 28 32 60

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 93%
White & Asian 1.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.4%
African 1.2%
Mixed, Other 0.7%
Unclassified 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%
White, Other 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-05-24
Date Description Report
2023-03-28 School inspection School inspection
2018-03-20 Short inspection Short inspection
2013-09-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-01-09 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2011-03-14 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2008-12-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-10-10 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2005-09-15 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-01-22 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 59% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105 Unlock Unlock
Maths 104 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.2 Unlock Unlock
Writing 0 Unlock Unlock
Maths 0.4 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 23 3
Third Preference 27 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

Previous Years

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