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Withymoor Primary School

Primary Ages 2-11 439 pupils Brierley Hill
Ofsted: Good
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Withymoor Primary School is an academy converter in Brierley Hill for pupils aged 2 to 11. It has 439 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Withymoor Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2020 of its predecessor, Withymoor Primary School. In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. It has fewer teachers for its size than most primary schools: 30.3 pupils for each teacher in 2025/26, against 20.7 nationally.

Ofsted inspection: March 2024. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Gayfield Avenue
Off Turners Lane
Brierley Hill
West Midlands
DY5 2BH
Phone 01384818530
Reference Number 150456

General Makeup

Number of pupils 439
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.08%
Girls: 46.92%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 16.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 19.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 30 28 58
2 30 28 58
3 27 30 57
4 33 23 56
5 28 31 59
6 30 28 58

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 86.1%
Pakistani 3.2%
Unclassified 1.4%
Mixed, Other 1.4%
Asian, Other 1.4%
White, Other 1.1%
Indian 1.1%
White & Asian 0.7%
African 0.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
Chinese 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Withymoor Primary School, inspected in October 2020.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
06 Mar 2024 Academy conversion letter

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 61%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

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 106
Maths 105
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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 34 1
Third Preference 22 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous years

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Withymoor Primary School had 410 pupils for 412 places. 2 places (0.5%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Stourbridge Primary” planning area

Dudley counted 654 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 623 in 2029–30, down 5%.

20242025
Places 412412
Pupils 411410
Unfilled 0.2%0.5%

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 Withymoor Primary School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2025
Authorised absence 4.1%
Unauthorised absence 1.8%
Severely absent pupils 1.6%

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, 0.9% of pupils at Withymoor Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 1.3
Permanent exclusions 0

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 Withymoor Primary School had 30.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 30.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20252026
Pupils per adult 22.930.3
Teachers who left state teaching 26.2%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 75.0%–
Sick days per teacher 7.3–

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, 14.6% of pupils at Withymoor Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Social, emotional and mental health 29 3
Speech, language and communication needs 21 7
Moderate learning difficulty 11 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 1 0
Hearing impairment 1 0
Specific learning difficulty 1 0

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 Withymoor Primary School received £5,902 and spent £6,251 for each of its 442 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £180,000 (-£407 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Hales Valley Trust, income was £6,705 and spending £6,681 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2025
Revenue reserve -£180,000
per pupil -£407
In-year balance -£154,000
per pupil -£349

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 Brierley Hill · Dudley local authority: places and applications

Withymoor Primary School is part of Hales Valley Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

What is Withymoor Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Withymoor Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2020 of its predecessor, Withymoor Primary School.

When was Withymoor Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Withymoor Primary School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Withymoor Primary School have?

Withymoor Primary School has 439 pupils on roll.

What age range does Withymoor Primary School cover?

Withymoor Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Withymoor Primary School?

Withymoor Primary School is at Gayfield Avenue, Off Turners Lane, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 2BH.

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