Academy converter · Dudley

Rufford Primary School

2–11Ages
260Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148685URN

Bredon Avenue, Stourbridge, DY9 7NR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

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

58 applications for 30 places · 58th of 76 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%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 · 4 June 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

58 applications · 30 places offered · 37 named it first

2026 1.9; Dudley median median 2.4
2025 1.8; Dudley median median 2.1
2024 2.0; Dudley median median 2.2
2023 1.9; Dudley median median 2.2
2022 1.4; Dudley median median 2.1
2021 1.3; Dudley median median 2.2; as the previous school
2020 1.3; Dudley median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 1.4; Dudley median median 2.3; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Dudley median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Dudley median median 2.4; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Dudley median median 2.4; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Dudley median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Dudley median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Dudley median in 0 of 5 years.

This school
Dudley median

Dashed bars: as Rufford Primary School (URN 103803), 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	30	58	1.9	37	1.23
Sep 2025	30	54	1.8	31	1.03
Sep 2024	30	60	2.0	32	1.07
Sep 2023	21	39	1.9	20	0.95
Sep 2022	24	34	1.4	20	0.83
Sep 2021 *	22	29	1.3	22	1.00
Sep 2020 *	23	30	1.3	23	1.00
Sep 2019 *	21	30	1.4	21	1.00
Sep 2018 *	29	47	1.6	27	0.93
Sep 2017 *	29	54	1.9	23	0.79
Sep 2016 *	28	58	2.1	23	0.82
Sep 2015 *	28	53	1.9	26	0.93
Sep 2014 *	30	75	2.5	28	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 68% · Maths 74% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%50th of 75 in Dudley

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Dudley 77% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Dudley 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Dudley 74% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Dudley 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Dudley 77% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Dudley 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	59%	6%	103	105
2023/24	63%	0%	104	104
2022/23	36%	0%	102	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

Rufford Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Peters Hill Primary School
0.9 km · Dudley

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Wollescote Primary School
1.4 km · Dudley

Good2023

1.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Ham Dingle Primary Academy
1.4 km · Dudley

Good2023

2.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
King Edward VI College Stourbridge
1.5 km · Dudley

Not yet inspected
Thorns Primary School
1.5 km · Dudley

Good2023

2.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Oldswinford C of E Primary School
1.6 km · Dudley

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Greenfield Primary School
1.6 km · Dudley

Good2024

3.5applications per place
Hob Green Primary School
1.6 km · Dudley

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 39%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148685 · 332/2118
Trust: Invictus Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 270 pupils · 260 on roll
Free school meals: 42.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2021
Replaced: Rufford Primary School (URN 103803)
Address: Bredon Avenue, Stourbridge, DY9 7NR
Local authority: Dudley

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