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Hawbush Primary School

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

personMrs Katie Evans

location_onBrierley Hill, DY5 3NH

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2021

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Students

264

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Expected Standard

37%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Hawbush Primary School is a Community school primary school in Brierley Hill, serving ages 2-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 90% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Hawbush Primary School is a community school in Brierley Hill, Dudley, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 264 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 37% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #75 of 82 primaries in Dudley and #13,909 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.3:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 29.6%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 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

37%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading47% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing43% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths47% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

31%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading42% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing44% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths36% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-8.0

Read

LA -0.7

-10.1 to -5.9

-6.4

Write

LA -0.2

-8.5 to -4.4

-7.7

Maths

LA -0.6

-9.6 to -5.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

26%

LA 57%England 65%

Reading39% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths39% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-7.1

Read

LA -1.4

-9.7 to -4.5

0.6

Write

LA -0.5

-1.8 to 2.9

-5.9

Maths

LA -1.3

-8.1 to -3.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 56%

Reading65% LA 67%

Writing78% LA 73%

Maths43% LA 67%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA -1.3

-2.2 to 3

0.9

Write

LA -0.6

-1.4 to 3.2

-2.9

Maths

LA -1.4

-5.2 to -0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 May 2024

Inspection Report

19 July 2023

Inspection Report

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12 October 2021

Inspection Report

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27 February 2018

Inspection Report

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03 October 2013

Inspection Report

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15 November 2011

Inspection Report

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08 June 2011

Inspection Report

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04 November 2010

Inspection Report

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08 July 2008

Inspection Report

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15 September 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-10-12

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-02-27

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-10-03

None Legacy

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 265 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Summer term)	265	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	258	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	241	5	2.1%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	274	7	2.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	264	1	0.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	249	1	0.4%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	276	4	1.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	271	4	1.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	258	7	2.7%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	268	3	1.1%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	257	4	1.6%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	245	8	3.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	241	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	241	3	1.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	239	3	1.3%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	239	4	1.7%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	232	4	1.7%	0.5%	2
2018/19 (Autumn term)	219	12	5.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	213	3	1.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	215	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	213	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	228	6	2.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	232	6	2.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	220	5	2.3%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Hawbush Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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