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Red Hall Primary School

Community school · Dudley · DY3 2PA

Ages 3–11 · 429 pupils · Dudley

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

46%

Overall absence

8.1%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-09-13

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
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)46%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence8.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)25.9%
Unauthorised3.3%
Authorised absence
4.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.0%
Enrolments in measure
313

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

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

44

Places offered

45

1st-preference offers

43

Total preferences (any rank)
97
Preferred offers (top 3)
45
Applications from outside LA
1
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 fill105%

429 pupils · 408 places

Pupils on roll
429
Boys / girls
224 / 205
School capacity
408
Capacity fill
429 / 408 (105%)
Free school meals
41%
FSM pupils
163
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
Mrs Helen Tomlinson

Location

Address
Zoar Street, Lower Gornal
Postcode
DY3 2PA
Town
Dudley
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Dudley
District
Dudley
Constituency
Dudley
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 Dudley, Dudley, 429 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 41%.

Open schools in Dudley
38
Primary schools in Dudley
23
Academies among open schools in Dudley
61% (23)
Open schools in DY3
12
Primary in DY3
8
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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    • KS269%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM30.4%
    • Demand0.82

    0.4 miles away

  • Milking Bank Primary School

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    • KS273%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM11.3%
    • Demand1.53

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  • Russells Hall Primary School

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    • KS239%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM31.0%
    • Demand0.77

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  • Straits Primary School

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    • KS280%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM7.3%
    • Demand0.95

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  • St Mark's CofE Primary School

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    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM41.7%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Wrens Nest Primary School

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    • KS263%
    • Absence8.1%
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    • Demand0.97

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  • Cotwall End Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

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    Ages 5–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM8.0%
    • Demand1.02

    1.4 miles away

  • St Chad's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    • KS273%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM16.6%
    • Demand1.10

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Helen Tomlinson
Telephone
01384813850
Website
www.redhallprimary.co.uk/

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