Community school · Dudley

Dawley Brook Primary School

3–11Ages
231Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103781URN

Dubarry Avenue, Valley Fields, Kingswinford, DY6 9BP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.9per place

1.5 above Dudley median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dudley

116 applications for 30 places · 6th of 76 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 5 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.9applications per place, Reception

1.5 above Dudley median (2.4) 1.7 above England median (2.2)

116 applications · 30 places offered · 27 named it first

2026 3.9; Dudley median median 2.4
2025 3.0; Dudley median median 2.1
2024 2.9; Dudley median median 2.2
2023 5.0; Dudley median median 2.2
2022 3.9; Dudley median median 2.1
2021 2.9; Dudley median median 2.2
2020 3.3; Dudley median median 2.3
2019 3.0; Dudley median median 2.3
2018 3.9; Dudley median median 2.2
2017 3.1; Dudley median median 2.4
2016 3.5; Dudley median median 2.4
2015 2.8; Dudley median median 2.3
2014 3.2; Dudley median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Dudley median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Dudley median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	116	3.9	27	0.90
Sep 2025	29	88	3.0	26	0.90
Sep 2024	30	88	2.9	26	0.87
Sep 2023	18	90	5.0	15	0.83
Sep 2022	21	81	3.9	14	0.67
Sep 2021	30	88	2.9	25	0.83
Sep 2020	24	79	3.3	23	0.96
Sep 2019	30	91	3.0	31	1.03
Sep 2018	22	86	3.9	19	0.86
Sep 2017	22	69	3.1	21	0.95
Sep 2016	27	95	3.5	24	0.89
Sep 2015	29	81	2.8	27	0.93
Sep 2014	30	95	3.2	27	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 69% · Maths 59% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%64th of 75 in Dudley

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Dudley 77% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Dudley 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Dudley 74% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Dudley 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

Dudley 77% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Dudley 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Dudley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	48%	10%	103	102
2023/24	60%	10%	103	104
2022/23	70%	13%	109	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Dawley Brook Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School
0.4 km · Dudley

2026

3.2applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Dudley

2026

2.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Blanford Mere Primary School
1.0 km · Dudley

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Maidensbridge Primary School
1.1 km · Dudley

Good2022

3.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Glynne Primary School
1.4 km · Dudley

Good2023

2.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Bromley Hills Primary School
1.8 km · Dudley

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Fairhaven Primary School
2.0 km · Dudley

Requires improvement2021

2.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Crestwood Park Primary School
2.1 km · Dudley

Good2022

3.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103781 · 332/2043
Capacity: 236 pupils · 231 on roll
Free school meals: 10.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Dubarry Avenue, Valley Fields, Kingswinford, DY6 9BP
Local authority: Dudley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources