Red Hall Primary School
Zoar Street, Lower Gornal, Dudley, DY3 2PA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Tomlinson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Dudley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 408
- Pupils on roll
- 429
- URN
- 103784
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384813850
About this school
Red Hall Primary School is a community primary school in Dudley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 429 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Red Hall Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 | 60 | 50 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 46% | 39% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 6% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 66% | 48% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 62% | 48% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 68% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Red Hall 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 | 45% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 54.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 39% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 384 |
| 2023/24 | 414 |
| 2024/25 | 423 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Red Hall Primary School compares
Red Hall Primary School ranked 71st of 76 primary schools in Dudley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39% | 7.7% | 42.4% | 429 | — |
| Roberts Primary School | 57% | 6.7% | 30.3% | 626 | 0.4 miles |
| Milking Bank Primary School | 68% | 5.2% | 12.6% | 464 | 0.6 miles |
| Russells Hall Primary School | 41% | 6.4% | 29.3% | 413 | 0.8 miles |
| Straits Primary School | 69% | 4.7% | 8% | 410 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mark's CofE Primary School | 64% | 6.2% | 43% | 336 | 1.2 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)
- 42.43%
- English as an additional language
- 6.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.66%
- Persistent absence
- 21.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Roberts Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Milking Bank Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Russells Hall Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Straits Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
St Mark's CofE Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Brierley Hill
Other schools in Dudley
Red Hall Primary School ranks 22nd of the 23 ranked primary schools in Dudley.
- Alder Coppice Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blowers Green Primary School Primary
- Cotwall End Primary School Primary
- Dudley Wood Primary School Primary
- Jesson's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Kates Hill Primary School Primary
- Milking Bank Primary School Primary
- Netherbrook Primary School Primary
- Netherton CofE Primary School Primary
- Northfield Road Primary School Primary
- Priory Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Red Hall Primary School teach?
- Red Hall Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Dudley.
- Who is the headteacher of Red Hall Primary School?
- The headteacher of Red Hall Primary School is Mrs Helen Tomlinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Red Hall Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Red Hall 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 many pupils are at Red Hall Primary School?
- Red Hall Primary School has 429 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Red Hall Primary School full?
- Red Hall Primary School has capacity for 408 pupils and 429 on roll (105%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Red Hall Primary School a faith school?
- No. Red Hall Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Red Hall Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Red Hall Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Red Hall Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 39% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Red Hall Primary School compare with other schools in Dudley?
- Red Hall Primary School ranked 71st of 76 primary schools in Dudley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Red Hall Primary School's absence rate?
- Red Hall Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Red Hall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Red Hall 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.