Academy sponsor led · Dudley

Northfield Road Primary School

4–11Ages
366Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147155URN

Northfield Road, Netherton, Dudley, DY2 9ER · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Nov 2025

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.2 below Dudley median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dudley

67 applications for 31 places · 46th of 76 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 25 November 2025Published 25 January 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

25 November 2025
Report card · 7 Expected standard
14 November 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

67 applications · 31 places offered · 30 named it first

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

More applications per place than the Dudley median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Dudley median

Dashed bars: as Northfield Road Primary School (URN 103775), 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	31	67	2.2	30	0.97
Sep 2025	50	89	1.8	45	0.90
Sep 2024	49	88	1.8	45	0.92
Sep 2023	54	77	1.4	40	0.74
Sep 2022	50	93	1.9	44	0.88
Sep 2021	46	86	1.9	46	1.00
Sep 2020	43	75	1.7	42	0.98
Sep 2019 *	56	113	2.0	51	0.91
Sep 2018 *	60	117	2.0	54	0.90
Sep 2017 *	60	119	2.0	55	0.92
Sep 2016 *	60	136	2.3	79	1.32
Sep 2015 *	53	105	2.0	46	0.87
Sep 2014 *	60	126	2.1	68	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 77% · Maths 73% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%41st of 75 in Dudley

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Dudley 77% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Dudley 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Dudley 74% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Dudley 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

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	63%	2%	105	103
2023/24	46%	5%	102	102
2022/23	67%	8%	105	104

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

Northfield Road Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2025

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Netherton CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Dudley

Good2023

2.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Sledmere Primary School
0.9 km · Dudley

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Good2023

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Dudley Wood Primary School
1.5 km · Dudley

Good2024

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Springfield Primary School
1.6 km · Sandwell

Good2024

1.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Blowers Green Primary School
1.7 km · Dudley

2026

4.6applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Brickhouse Primary School
1.8 km · Sandwell

Good2023

1.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Reddal Hill Primary School
1.9 km · Sandwell

2026

1.5applications per place 43%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147155 · 332/2011
Trust: Stour Vale Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 366 on roll
Free school meals: 35.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2019
Replaced: Northfield Road Primary School (URN 103775)
Address: Northfield Road, Netherton, Dudley, DY2 9ER
Local authority: Dudley

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