Academy converter · Dudley

Netherton CofE Primary School

2–11Ages
381Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144418URN

Highbridge Road, Netherton, Dudley, DY2 0HU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.3 below Dudley median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dudley

86 applications for 42 places · 49th of 76 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%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 · 27 June 2023Ofsted'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

Inspection history

27 June 2023
Graded inspection: Good
30 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Dudley median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

86 applications · 42 places offered · 41 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Dudley median median 2.4
2025 1.8; Dudley median median 2.1
2024 2.2; Dudley median median 2.2
2023 1.7; Dudley median median 2.2
2022 2.0; Dudley median median 2.1
2021 2.2; Dudley median median 2.2
2020 2.0; Dudley median median 2.3
2019 1.6; Dudley median median 2.3
2018 1.9; Dudley median median 2.2
2017 1.5; Dudley median median 2.4; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Dudley median median 2.4; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Dudley median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Dudley median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Dudley median in 1 of 9 years.

This school
Dudley median

Dashed bars: as Netherton CofE Primary School (URN 103841), the previous school.

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	42	86	2.1	41	0.98
Sep 2025	51	90	1.8	44	0.86
Sep 2024	43	96	2.2	42	0.98
Sep 2023	50	83	1.7	36	0.72
Sep 2022	39	79	2.0	35	0.90
Sep 2021	35	78	2.2	33	0.94
Sep 2020	33	67	2.0	31	0.94
Sep 2019	59	96	1.6	49	0.83
Sep 2018	41	78	1.9	38	0.93
Sep 2017 *	52	76	1.5	35	0.67
Sep 2016 *	57	87	1.5	39	0.68
Sep 2015 *	55	95	1.7	51	0.93
Sep 2014 *	57	84	1.5	36	0.63

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 62% · Maths 70% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%54th of 75 in Dudley

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Dudley 77% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Dudley 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Dudley 74% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Dudley 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Dudley 77% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Dudley 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	57%	5%	105	103
2023/24	29%	2%	103	100
2022/23	44%	9%	102	102

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

Netherton CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Northfield Road Primary School
0.8 km · Dudley

2025

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Woodside Primary School and Nursery
1.2 km · Dudley

Good2023

1.6applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
Dudley Wood Primary School
1.4 km · Dudley

Good2024

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Sledmere Primary School
1.5 km · Dudley

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Netherbrook Primary School
1.6 km · Dudley

Good2023

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Blowers Green Primary School
1.7 km · Dudley

2026

4.6applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Quarry Bank Primary School
2.0 km · Dudley

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Corngreaves Academy
2.1 km · Sandwell

Good2023

2.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144418 · 332/3053
Trust: Elements Diocesan Learning Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 480 pupils · 381 on roll
Free school meals: 33.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2017
Replaced: Netherton CofE Primary School (URN 103841)
Address: Highbridge Road, Netherton, Dudley, DY2 0HU
Local authority: Dudley

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