Academy sponsor led · Dudley

Hawbush Primary School

2–11Ages
214Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150729URN

Hawbush Road, Brierley Hill, DY5 3NH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2021 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.8 below Dudley median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dudley

38 applications for 24 places · 70th of 76 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%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 · 12 October 2021Ofsted'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		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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Dudley median (2.4) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

38 applications · 24 places offered · 19 named it first

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

This school
Dudley median

Dashed bars: as Hawbush Primary School (URN 103820), 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	24	38	1.6	19	0.79
Sep 2025	20	36	1.8	13	0.65
Sep 2024 *	30	55	1.8	33	1.10
Sep 2023 *	22	41	1.9	22	1.00
Sep 2022 *	30	55	1.8	34	1.13
Sep 2021 *	29	47	1.6	36	1.24
Sep 2020 *	30	46	1.5	29	0.97
Sep 2019 *	22	39	1.8	20	0.91
Sep 2018 *	30	62	2.1	36	1.20
Sep 2017 *	29	48	1.7	30	1.03
Sep 2016 *	30	50	1.7	37	1.23
Sep 2015 *	30	50	1.7	32	1.07
Sep 2014 *	30	44	1.5	30	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 77% · Maths 68% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%52nd of 75 in Dudley

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Dudley 77% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Dudley 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Dudley 74% England 75%

Greater depth32%

Dudley 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Dudley 77% England 77%

Higher standard19%

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	58%	10%	102	103
2023/24
2022/23

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

Hawbush Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2021

1.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Brockmoor Primary School
0.9 km · Dudley

Good2022

1.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Dingle Community Primary School
1.0 km · Dudley

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Brook Primary School
1.0 km · Dudley

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Withymoor Primary School
1.4 km · Dudley

Not yet inspected

2.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Amblecote Primary School
1.4 km · Dudley

2026

2.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Brierley Hill Primary School
1.4 km · Dudley

Some aspects not as strong2025

3.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Bromley Hills Primary School
1.5 km · Dudley

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Crestwood Park Primary School
1.6 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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150729 · 332/2016
Trust: Drb Ignite Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 248 pupils · 214 on roll
Free school meals: 52.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2024
Replaced: Hawbush Primary School (URN 103820)
Address: Hawbush Road, Brierley Hill, DY5 3NH
Local authority: Dudley

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