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Ashwood Park Primary School

Community school · Stourbridge · DY8 5DJ

Ages 3–11 · 293 pupils · Dudley

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

50%

Overall absence

6.7%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-06-18

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)50%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.8%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
5.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
260

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

31

Places offered

32

1st-preference offers

31

Total preferences (any rank)
65
Preferred offers (top 3)
32
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill80%

293 pupils · 367 places

Pupils on roll
293
Boys / girls
159 / 134
School capacity
367
Capacity fill
293 / 367 (80%)
Free school meals
25.7%
FSM pupils
71
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Keith Butler

Location

Address
Bells Lane, Wordsley
Postcode
DY8 5DJ
Town
Stourbridge
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Dudley
District
Dudley
Constituency
Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
HI - Hearing Impairment
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
20 on roll / 20 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Stourbridge, Dudley, 293 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 25.7%. SEN provision includes: HI - Hearing Impairment.

Open schools in Stourbridge
33
Primary schools in Stourbridge
21
Academies among open schools in Stourbridge
52% (17)
Open schools in DY8
21
Primary in DY8
11
Open schools in Dudley LA
118
Primary in Dudley LA
78

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM16.4%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • Brook Primary School

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    • KS258%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM26.6%
    • Demand0.98

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  • Belle Vue Primary School

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    • KS235%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM11.8%
    • Demand0.89

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    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM22.1%
    • Demand1.00

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    Ofsted: Requires improvement

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    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM25.1%
    • Demand0.96

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  • The Ridge Primary School

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM9.7%
    • Demand0.93

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  • Glynne Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM5.7%
    • Demand1.13

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  • Hawbush Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

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    • FSM52.5%

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Keith Butler
Telephone
01384818545
Website
http://www.ashwood.dudley.sch.uk/

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