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Withymoor Primary School

Primary · Brierley Hill · DY5 2BH

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 11 December 2018

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At a glance

439 pupils · 105% of 420 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
16.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
17.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.withymoor.dudley.sch.uk
URN
150456

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 47 families named it first for 49 Reception places, 0.96 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2022 entry went to 1220 m (≈0.76 mi); distance decided places in 1 of the 5 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2022 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 11 December 2018 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.96 first-choice applications per place

49 places offered · 47 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2022 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 1220 m (≈0.76 mi)

measured in a straight line.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

60 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
61%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school61%
Median of its 12 closest peers66%
Dudley average62.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Christchurch Junior SchoolChristchurch · 121 miles awayGood70%
Ling Moor Primary AcademyLincoln · 81 miles awayOutstanding86%
Hoyland Common Primary SchoolBarnsley · 76 miles awayGood66%
Wath Church of England Primary SchoolRotherham · 78 miles awayNo current grade76%
Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolWirral · 76 miles awayGood52%
Travis St Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolDoncaster · 89 miles awayExpected standard56%
John Hampden Primary SchoolThame · 70 miles awayGood77%
Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary SchoolCrowborough · 139 miles awayGood40%
Bitham Brook Primary SchoolWestbury · 84 miles awayGood66%
Stone Cross SchoolPevensey · 154 miles awayGood53%
St Peter's CofE Primary AcademyCannock · 17 miles awayGood51%
Liphook Church of England Controlled Junior SchoolLiphook · 112 miles awayStrong standard82%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 86% (Dudley 67%, England 60%) · Asian Pakistani 3% (Dudley 8%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Dudley 2%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Dudley 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Dudley 3%, England 3%) · Not recorded 1% (Dudley 2%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 1% (Dudley 3%, England 4%) · Any other White background 1% (Dudley 3%, England 7%) · Black African 1% (Dudley 4%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Dudley 2%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.32 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Dudley: 2.39 suspensions and 0.10 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
30.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

70% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 4% moved to another state school · 26% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

75% of teachers took sickness absence, 9.7 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £48,311; 11.8% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£5,898
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve -£76,000; in-year balance -£14,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher24.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications18.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work28.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways15.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier91.7%62.3%
Social housing1.1%17.1%
Privately rented7.2%20.5%
Detached houses54.2%22.9%
Flats0.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms31.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van7.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01009727 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£227,000296 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£183,000–£267,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (66)£305,000
Semi-detached (129)£225,000
Terraced (76)£196,000
Flat (25)£110,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Inside the Reception cutoff distance (1.22 km, 2022 entry): 423 sales, median £222,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
5an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
20an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
5an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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