Woodside Primary School and Nursery 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 inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 24/04/2015. 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 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Highgate Road, Dudley

School Information

Address: Highgate Road, Dudley, DY2 0SN
Website: www.woodside.dudley.sch.uk
Telephone: 01384818245
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dudley
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sally Bloomer
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143821

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 426
Number of Boys: 221
Number of Girls: 205

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -4.6 Confidence interval -6.3 to -2.9
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.4 to 0.8
Maths
Below Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.4 to -0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:40%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
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 2,037 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodside Primary School and Nursery
Highgate Road , Woodside DY2 0SN
1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Netherton CofE Primary School
Highbridge Road , Netherton DY2 0HU
3out of 4 1,362 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Russells Hall Primary School
Overfield Road , Russells Hall Estate DY1 2NX
4out of 4 1,558 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Blowers Green Primary School
Blowers Green Road , DY2 8UZ
- not rated 1,641 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Mark's CofE Primary School
High Street , Pensnett DY5 4DZ
2out of 4 1,786 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pegasus Academy
Scotts Green Close , DY1 2DU
2out of 4 1,042 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Link Academy
Simms Lane , Netherton DY2 0PB
1out of 4 1,539 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St James Academy
St James's Road , DY1 3JE
2out of 4 2,409 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Bishop Milner Catholic College
Bishop Milner Catholic College , Burton Road DY1 3BY
3out of 4 2,861 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Crestwood School
Bromley Lane , Kingswinford DY6 8QG
3out of 4 3,278 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 2,878 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 1,089 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cherry Tree Learning Centre
Overfield Road , Russell's Hall Estate DY1 2NX
- not rated 1,603 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The King Alfred School
Lake Street , DY3 2AU
- not rated 3,154 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.