Quarry Bank Primary School is a primary school located in Brierley Hill. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 15/11/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading is below average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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High Street, Brierley Hill

School Information

Address: High Street, Brierley Hill, DY5 2AD
Website: http://www.quarry.dudley.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01384818750
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dudley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Alex Rawlings
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 103830

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 367
Number of Pupils: 375
Number of Boys: 173
Number of Girls: 202

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -4 to -0.3
Writing
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.2 to 2.3
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.1 Confidence interval -5.7 to -2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:44%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:99
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 2,879 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Quarry Bank Primary School
High Street , Quarry Bank DY5 2AD 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Mount Pleasant Primary School
Mount Pleasant , Quarry Bank DY5 2YN 		3out of 4 853 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's RC Primary School
Mill Street , DY5 2TH 		3out of 4 1,179 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Thorns Primary School
Thorns Road , Quarry Bank DY5 2JY 		2out of 4 1,179 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Dudley Wood Primary School
Dudley Wood Road , DY2 0DB 		3out of 4 1,345 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thorns Collegiate Academy
Stockwell Avenue , DY5 2NU 		1out of 4 1,301 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Link Academy
Simms Lane , Netherton DY2 0PB 		1out of 4 2,681 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ormiston Forge Academy
Wrights Lane , B64 6QU 		3out of 4 2,855 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Old Park School
Thorns Road , DY5 2JY 		4out of 4 1,334 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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