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Withymoor Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Alison Wootton

location_onBrierley Hill, DY5 2BH

language Visit Website phone 1384818530

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

418

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Expected Standard

59%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Withymoor Primary School is a Community school primary school in Brierley Hill, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 56% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Withymoor Primary School is a community school in Brierley Hill, Dudley, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 418 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #42 of 82 primaries in Dudley and #8,025 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 18.3%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading73% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing66% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading67% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths70% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA -0.7

-2.8 to 0.4

0.6

Write

LA -0.2

-0.9 to 2.1

-0.1

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.6 to 1.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 57%England 65%

Reading56% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths60% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.3

Read

LA -1.4

-5.9 to -2.7

-0.2

Write

LA -0.5

-1.7 to 1.3

-3.6

Maths

LA -1.3

-5.0 to -2.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 56%

Reading74% LA 67%

Writing81% LA 73%

Maths62% LA 67%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA -1.3

-2.8 to 0.4

-0.6

Write

LA -0.6

-2.1 to 0.9

-3.4

Maths

LA -1.4

-4.9 to -1.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

29 February 2024

Inspection Report

13 October 2020

Inspection Report

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11 December 2018

Inspection Report

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08 April 2014

Inspection Report

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14 March 2011

Inspection Report

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29 January 2008

Inspection Report

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16 June 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-12-11

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-04-08

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Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-03-14

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(2 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 451 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	451	3	0.7%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	411	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Summer term)	420	5	1.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	418	1	0.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	413	4	1.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	413	5	1.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	410	4	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	412	4	1.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	415	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	415	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	416	4	1.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	413	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	413	2	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	417	5	1.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	413	1	0.2%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	411	2	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	410	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	408	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	405	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	402	1	0.2%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	407	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	411	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	410	0	0.0%	0.5%