Quarry Bank Primary School

Quarry Bank Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across various domains. The school has improved significantly since its previous inspection, with strong leadership driving positive changes and a curriculum that supports pupils' strong progress in reading, writing, and mathematics. The new headteacher has energized the staff and set high expectations for pupils, contributing to a safe and supportive learning environment where students feel valued and engaged. The early years provision is particularly strong, promoting children's curiosity and developmental skills, which is a clear highlight of the school's offerings.

Strengths

• Strong leadership has driven significant improvements in the school.
• Pupils achieve well in reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Effective curriculum design supports strong progress.
• Early years provision is outstanding, fostering curiosity and creativity.
• Pupils feel safe, respected, and engaged in their learning.
• Strong teaching of phonics allows pupils to make rapid progress in reading.

Areas for Improvement

• Subject leaders need to monitor and develop their areas more effectively.
• Pupils sometimes rely too much on adult support and struggle to work independently.
• Extra-curricular activities are limited and focused mainly on sports.

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 Quarry Bank Primary School attended 92.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.1% 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, 1.4% of pupils at Quarry Bank Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Quarry Bank Primary School had 24.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.9% 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, 21.2% of pupils at Quarry Bank Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.0% 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 Quarry Bank Primary School received £7,598 and spent £7,553 for each of its 341 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £81,000 (-£238 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 Quarry Bank Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Quarry Bank Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Quarry Bank Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Quarry Bank Primary School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Quarry Bank Primary School have?

Quarry Bank Primary School has 358 pupils on roll.

What age range does Quarry Bank Primary School cover?

Quarry Bank Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Quarry Bank Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Quarry Bank Primary School?

Quarry Bank Primary School is at High Street, Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 2AD.