Dawley Brook Primary School
Dubarry Avenue, Valley Fields, Kingswinford, DY6 9BP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Walters
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 231
- URN
- 103781
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384818770
About this school
Dawley Brook Primary School is a community primary school in Kingswinford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 231 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 60% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 10% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 73% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 73% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 73% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Dawley Brook Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Dudley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 54.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 226 |
| 2024/25 | 223 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dawley Brook Primary School compares
Dawley Brook Primary School ranked 65th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 5.2% | 11.6% | 231 | — |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | 44% | 7.1% | 19.9% | 170 | 0.3 miles |
| Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School | 73% | 3.9% | 6.1% | 303 | 0.3 miles |
| Blanford Mere Primary School | 77% | 3.8% | 8.7% | 311 | 0.6 miles |
| Maidensbridge Primary School | 80% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 236 | 0.7 miles |
| Glynne Primary School | 75% | 4.1% | 6.4% | 474 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.56%
- English as an additional language
- 7.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.22%
- Persistent absence
- 14.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Kingswinford
-
Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Kingswinford
-
Blanford Mere Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Kingswinford
-
Maidensbridge Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Kingswinford
-
Glynne Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Kingswinford
Other schools in Kingswinford
Dawley Brook Primary School ranks 8th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Kingswinford.
- Blanford Mere Primary School Primary
- Bromley Hills Primary School Primary
- Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School Primary
- Crestwood Park Primary School Primary
- Dingle Community Primary School Primary
- Glynne Primary School Primary
- Maidensbridge Primary School Primary
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- Kingswinford Academy Secondary
- Summerhill School Secondary
- The Brier School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Dawley Brook Primary School teach?
- Dawley Brook Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Kingswinford.
- Who is the headteacher of Dawley Brook Primary School?
- The headteacher of Dawley Brook Primary School is Mr Matthew Walters, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dawley Brook Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dawley Brook Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Dawley Brook Primary School?
- Dawley Brook Primary School has 231 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Dawley Brook Primary School full?
- Dawley Brook Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 231 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Dawley Brook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Dawley Brook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dawley Brook Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dawley Brook Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Dawley Brook Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Dawley Brook Primary School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Dawley Brook Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dawley Brook Primary School rank locally?
- Dawley Brook Primary School ranked 65th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dawley Brook Primary School's absence rate?
- Dawley Brook Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dawley Brook Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dawley Brook Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.