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Cradley CofE Primary School

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

personMrs Marcia Harris

location_onHalesowen, B63 2UL

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2022

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Students

211

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Expected Standard

77%

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Demand Ratio

1.5x

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Cradley CofE Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Halesowen, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.5×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 17% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Cradley CofE Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Halesowen, Dudley, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 211 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 20% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #2 of 76 primaries in Dudley and #601 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.5× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 59%

Reading87% LA 72%

Writing83% LA 70%

Maths90% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading73% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths90% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading81% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths94% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA -0.7

-3.7 to 0.7

2.9

Write

LA -0.2

0.8 to 5.0

2.5

Maths

LA -0.6

0.4 to 4.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 57%England 65%

Reading84% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing94% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA -1.4

-0.7 to 3.6

2.6

Write

LA -0.5

0.6 to 4.7

1.9

Maths

LA -1.3

0.0 to 3.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 56%

Reading90% LA 67%

Writing93% LA 73%

Maths97% LA 67%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -1.3

-0.1 to 4.1

1.2

Write

LA -0.6

-0.9 to 3.3

0.3

Maths

LA -1.4

-1.6 to 2.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 July 2022

Inspection Report

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25 April 2017

Inspection Report

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20 September 2012

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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25 September 2007

Inspection Report

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01 February 2007

Inspection Report

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13 July 2006

Inspection Report

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21 January 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-07-12

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2017-04-25

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-09-20

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-09-25

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

2.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 211 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	211	5	2.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	212	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	211	1	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	213	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%

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

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Cradley CofE Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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