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Tenterfields Primary Academy

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

personMiss Lisa Buffery

corporate_fareWINDSOR ACADEMY TRUST

location_onHALESOWEN, B63 3LH

language Visit Website phone 1212895020

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

230

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Tenterfields Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in HALESOWEN, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Tenterfields Primary Academy is an academy converter in HALESOWEN, Dudley, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of WINDSOR ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 216 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #67 of 76 primaries in Dudley and #12,500 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.1 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

50%

LA 59%

Reading63% LA 72%

Writing77% LA 70%

Maths67% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading94% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing87% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths87% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading74% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths84% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA -0.7

-1.6 to 3.1

2.0

Write

LA -0.2

-0.2 to 4.2

1.6

Maths

LA -0.6

-0.6 to 3.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 57%England 65%

Reading70% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths57% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA -1.4

-3.1 to 1.3

-0.2

Write

LA -0.5

-2.3 to 1.8

-3.2

Maths

LA -1.3

-5.1 to -1.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 56%

Reading63% LA 67%

Writing80% LA 73%

Maths63% LA 67%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -1.3

-3.8 to 0.4

-1.4

Write

LA -0.6

-3.5 to 0.7

-0.4

Maths

LA -1.4

-2.3 to 1.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

18 March 2025

Inspection Report

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19 November 2019

Inspection Report

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06 September 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-11-19

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2012-10-17

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-09-29

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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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

2.3%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.9%(4 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 216 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.3%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	216	5	2.3%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	209	8	3.8%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	225	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	229	1	0.4%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	220	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	235	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	230	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	221	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	226	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	223	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	220	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	223	4	1.8%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	218	1	0.5%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	217	5	2.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	234	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	234	4	1.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	228	2	0.9%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	251	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	247	2	0.8%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	238	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	253	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	247	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	240	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	251	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	248	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	243	0	0.0%	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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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.

Speech, Language & Communication 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils