Community school · Dudley

Ashwood Park Primary School

3–11Ages
293Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103818URN

Bells Lane, Wordsley, Stourbridge, DY8 5DJ · School website

This school is due to be replaced by Ashwood Park Primary School.

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.4 below Dudley median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dudley

68 applications for 35 places · 57th of 76 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

31%met the expected standard

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 18 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Dudley median (2.4) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

68 applications · 35 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 1.9; Dudley median median 2.4
2025 2.1; Dudley median median 2.1
2024 2.0; Dudley median median 2.2
2023 2.1; Dudley median median 2.2
2022 2.1; Dudley median median 2.1
2021 1.8; Dudley median median 2.2
2020 1.8; Dudley median median 2.3
2019 2.3; Dudley median median 2.3
2018 1.6; Dudley median median 2.2
2017 1.9; Dudley median median 2.4
2016 1.4; Dudley median median 2.4
2015 1.7; Dudley median median 2.3
2014 2.0; Dudley median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Dudley median in 1 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	35	68	1.9	32	0.91
Sep 2025	29	60	2.1	26	0.90
Sep 2024	32	65	2.0	31	0.97
Sep 2023	32	67	2.1	32	1.00
Sep 2022	39	83	2.1	34	0.87
Sep 2021	44	80	1.8	44	1.00
Sep 2020	43	78	1.8	37	0.86
Sep 2019	36	81	2.3	33	0.92
Sep 2018	40	65	1.6	32	0.80
Sep 2017	34	63	1.9	27	0.79
Sep 2016	47	64	1.4	37	0.79
Sep 2015	45	76	1.7	43	0.96
Sep 2014	30	59	2.0	27	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 49% · Maths 44% → all three 31% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard31%74th of 75 in Dudley

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Dudley 77% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Dudley 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard49%

Dudley 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Dudley 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard44%

Dudley 77% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Dudley 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	31%	0%	103	99
2023/24	50%	0%	102	102
2022/23	34%	4%	101	99

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

Ashwood Park Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.9applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
St James's CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Dudley

Good2023

2.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Brook Primary School
1.0 km · Dudley

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Belle Vue Primary School
1.1 km · Dudley

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Amblecote Primary School
1.2 km · Dudley

2026

2.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Fairhaven Primary School
1.3 km · Dudley

Requires improvement2021

2.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
The Ridge Primary School
1.8 km · Dudley

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Glynne Primary School
1.8 km · Dudley

Good2023

2.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Hawbush Primary School
1.9 km · Dudley

Requires improvement2021

1.6applications per place 58%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: 103818 · 332/2141
Capacity: 367 pupils · 293 on roll
Free school meals: 25.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Bells Lane, Wordsley, Stourbridge, DY8 5DJ
Local authority: Dudley

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