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Kates Hill Primary School

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

personMrs Louise Woodhouse

corporate_fareDUDLEY ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onDudley, DY2 7HP

language Visit Website phone 1384900670

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2014

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Students

437

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Expected Standard

64%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Kates Hill Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Dudley, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 50% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Kates Hill Primary School is an academy converter in Dudley, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of DUDLEY ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 434 pupils on roll, of whom 44% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 17% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #27 of 76 primaries in Dudley and #4,829 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. 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 19.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.7 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 59%

Reading78% LA 72%

Writing76% LA 70%

Maths76% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading58% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths60% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading57% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA -0.7

-2.5 to 0.8

2.2

Write

LA -0.2

0.6 to 3.8

2.2

Maths

LA -0.6

0.7 to 3.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 57%England 65%

Reading66% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths70% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA -1.4

-2.2 to 0.9

-2.0

Write

LA -0.5

-3.5 to -0.5

-0.4

Maths

LA -1.3

-1.8 to 1.0

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2014-05-07

Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-02-06

None EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

1.6%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.4%(6 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 434 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.6%, 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)	434	7	1.6%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	434	8	1.8%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	456	5	1.1%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	423	5	1.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	414	10	2.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	449	9	2.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	437	10	2.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	421	23	5.5%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	452	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	436	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	425	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	438	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	417	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	416	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	441	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	441	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	429	8	1.9%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	468	3	0.6%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	458	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	441	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	467	8	1.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	464	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	452	3	0.7%	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 47 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 27 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 19 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Kates Hill 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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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