Netherton CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Dudley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 27/02/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Highbridge Road, Dudley, DY2 0HU
Website: http://www.netherton.dudley.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01384816895
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dudley
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lynda Foxall
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144418

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 27/02/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 480
Number of Pupils: 414
Number of Boys: 210
Number of Girls: 204

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -4.2 Confidence interval -5.9 to -2.5
Writing
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1 to 2.1
Maths
Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -3.7 to -0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:42%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Netherton Park Nursery School
Netherton Park , Netherton DY2 9QF
4out of 4 987 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Netherton CofE Primary School
Highbridge Road , Netherton DY2 0HU
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Northfield Road Primary School
Northfield Road , Netherton DY2 9ER
1out of 4 895 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Woodside Primary School and Nursery
Highgate Road , Woodside DY2 0SN
1out of 4 1,362 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Dudley Wood Primary School
Dudley Wood Road , DY2 0DB
3out of 4 1,530 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Sledmere Primary School
The School Drive , Off Buffery Road DY2 8EH
3out of 4 1,677 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Link Academy
Simms Lane , Netherton DY2 0PB
1out of 4 583 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Pegasus Academy
Scotts Green Close , DY1 2DU
2out of 4 2,011 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ormiston Forge Academy
Wrights Lane , B64 6QU
3out of 4 2,751 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St James Academy
St James's Road , DY1 3JE
2out of 4 2,838 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Thorns Collegiate Academy
Stockwell Avenue , DY5 2NU
1out of 4 3,165 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dudley College of Technology
The Broadway , DY1 4AS
- not rated 3,133 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Sutton School and Specialist College
Scotts Green Close , Russells Hall Estate DY1 2DU
3out of 4 2,069 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cherry Tree Learning Centre
Overfield Road , Russell's Hall Estate DY1 2NX
- not rated 2,864 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Westminster School
Hawes Lane , B65 9AL
4out of 4 3,251 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.