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Woodside Primary School and Nursery

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

personMrs Sally Bloomer

corporate_fareHALES VALLEY TRUST

location_onDudley, DY2 0SN

language Visit Website phone 1384818245

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

459

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Expected Standard

28%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Woodside Primary School and Nursery is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Dudley, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 98% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Woodside Primary School and Nursery is an academy sponsor led in Dudley, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of HALES VALLEY TRUST. The school has approximately 496 pupils on roll, of whom 40% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 28% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #76 of 76 primaries in Dudley and #13,694 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. 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 44.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 0.1 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

28%

LA 59%

Reading45% LA 72%

Writing72% LA 70%

Maths40% LA 71%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading50% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths64% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading61% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths63% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -0.7

-3.4 to -0.1

1.8

Write

LA -0.2

0.2 to 3.4

-1.0

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.5 to 0.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 57%England 65%

Reading52% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths65% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.6

Read

LA -1.4

-6.3 to -2.9

-0.8

Write

LA -0.5

-2.4 to 0.8

-1.9

Maths

LA -1.3

-3.4 to -0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

35%

LA 56%

Reading44% LA 67%

Writing86% LA 73%

Maths54% LA 67%

Read SS

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.5

Read

LA -1.3

-7.2 to -3.8

2.4

Write

LA -0.6

0.7 to 4.1

-3.4

Maths

LA -1.4

-5 to -1.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 November 2023

Inspection Report

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14 January 2020

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-11-21

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2020-01-14

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-04-23

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2013-05-09

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

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)

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 496 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.
2024/25 (Spring term)	496	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	470	1	0.2%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	470	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	456	1	0.2%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	446	2	0.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	470	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	459	3	0.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	446	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	454	2	0.4%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	432	6	1.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	417	3	0.7%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	431	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	426	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	415	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	386	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	386	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	387	1	0.3%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	387	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	387	3	0.8%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	389	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	372	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	367	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	367	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	0	1	-	0.4%	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 98 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 24 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 20 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Woodside Primary School and Nursery

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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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St Chad's Catholic Primary School

Cradley CofE Primary School

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Manor Way Primary Academy

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School