Straits 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 27/09/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Longfellow Road, Dudley

School Information

Address: Longfellow Road, Dudley, DY3 3EE
Website: www.straitsprimaryschool.com/
Telephone: 01384818575
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dudley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Len Hazlehurst
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 103827

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/09/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 394
Number of Boys: 212
Number of Girls: 182

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2.9
Writing
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.5 to 0.6
Maths
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.3 to 2.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:75%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Straits Primary School
Longfellow Road , Lower Gornal DY3 3EE 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Red Hall Primary School
Zoar Street , Lower Gornal DY3 2PA 		3out of 4 1,462 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Cotwall End Primary School
Cotwall End Road , Sedgley DY3 3YG 		3out of 4 1,631 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Roberts Primary School
Robert Street , Lower Gornal DY3 2AZ 		3out of 4 1,645 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Chad's Catholic Primary School
Catholic Lane , Sedgley DY3 3UE 		3out of 4 1,865 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ellowes Hall Sports College
Stickley Lane , Lower Gornal DY3 2JH 		4out of 4 796 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Dormston School
Mill Bank , Sedgley DY3 1SN 		3out of 4 2,339 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Beacon Hill Academy
High Arcal Drive , Sedgley DY3 1BP 		3out of 4 2,374 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bishop Milner Catholic College
Bishop Milner Catholic College , Burton Road DY1 3BY 		3out of 4 2,963 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The King Alfred School
Lake Street , DY3 2AU 		- not rated 1,501 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Woodsetton School
Tipton Road , Woodsetton DY3 1BY 		3out of 4 2,444 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Sycamore Short Stay School
Old Farm Estate , DY1 3QE 		3out of 4 2,559 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cherry Tree Learning Centre
Overfield Road , Russell's Hall Estate DY1 2NX 		- not rated 2,863 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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