Queen Victoria Primary School

Queen Victoria Primary School is a happy, inclusive school where pupils feel safe and achieve well. The early years provision is a particular strength, with a well-designed curriculum, skilled staff and strong support for children with SEND. The school has raised expectations since joining Stour Vale Academy Trust in 2024, and most pupils now perform in line with national averages in reading, writing and mathematics. Leaders have improved attendance and behaviour, and pupils benefit from a broad personal development programme and a range of enrichment activities. Safeguarding standards are met.

Strengths

• Early years provision is a strength, with a well-designed curriculum and caring staff
• Most pupils achieve in line with national averages, including disadvantaged pupils
• Pupils with SEND make effective progress from their starting points
• Attendance is a high priority and persistent absence has reduced
• Behaviour is calm and inclusive, and pupils feel safe and valued
• The curriculum is ambitious, well-sequenced and inclusive
• Teaching is typically effective, with strong vocabulary development
• Inclusion is at the heart of the school, with good support for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND
• Leaders are ambitious, knowledgeable and well-supported by governance
• Personal development is well-planned, with a range of clubs and pastoral support

Areas for Improvement

• Fewer pupils reach the higher standard at the end of key stage 2
• Errors in spelling and handwriting are not addressed quickly enough
• Some pupils still do not attend as well as they should
• Participation in extra-curricular clubs is not as high as leaders would like
• Pupils' knowledge of different cultures and religion is limited
• Oracy initiatives are not yet consistently applied

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 Queen Victoria Primary School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.7% 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, 1.8% of pupils at Queen Victoria 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 Queen Victoria Primary School had 22.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 23.7% 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, 14.5% of pupils at Queen Victoria Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.3% 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 2024–25 Queen Victoria Primary School received £7,492 and spent £8,163 for each of its 484 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £38,000 (£79 per pupil).

Across all 13 schools of Stour Vale Academy Trust, income was £7,406 and spending £7,402 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Dudley · Dudley local authority: places and applications

Queen Victoria Primary School is part of Stour Vale Academy Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Northfield Road Primary School Dudley
• Newtown Primary School West Bromwich
• The Wordsley School Stourbridge
• Redhill School Stourbridge
• Ridgewood High School Stourbridge
• Oldbury Academy Oldbury
• Olive Hill Primary Academy Halesowen
• Moat Farm Junior School Oldbury
• Moat Farm Infant School Oldbury
• Huntingtree Primary School Halesowen

What is Queen Victoria Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Queen Victoria Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Queen Victoria Primary School was last inspected in July 2026.

How many pupils does Queen Victoria Primary School have?

Queen Victoria Primary School has 449 pupils on roll.

What age range does Queen Victoria Primary School cover?

Queen Victoria Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Queen Victoria Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Queen Victoria Primary School?

Queen Victoria Primary School is at Bilston Street, Sedgley, Dudley, West Midlands, DY3 1JB.