Wollescote Primary School
Drummond Road, Wollescote, Stourbridge, DY9 8YA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Lynne Hudson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Halesowen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 498
- Pupils on roll
- 440
- URN
- 103800
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384283622
About this school
Wollescote Primary School is a community primary school in Stourbridge. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 440 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. 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 | 61 | 57 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 68% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 9% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 75% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 84% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 72% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Wollescote 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 | 57% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 54.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 435 |
| 2023/24 | 439 |
| 2024/25 | 452 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wollescote Primary School compares
Wollescote Primary School ranked 40th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% 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 | 64% | 7.7% | 34.5% | 440 | — |
| Caslon Primary Community School | 52% | 7.4% | 37.1% | 268 | 0.8 miles |
| Hob Green Primary School | 39% | 4.8% | 50% | 259 | 0.8 miles |
| Rufford Primary School | 59% | 6.1% | 44.6% | 260 | 0.8 miles |
| Colley Lane Primary Academy | 72% | 5.8% | 34.1% | 483 | 1.0 miles |
| Thorns Primary School | 55% | 5.6% | 42.3% | 190 | 1.0 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)
- 34.48%
- English as an additional language
- 65.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.69%
- Persistent absence
- 23.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Caslon Primary Community School0.8 miles
Primary · Halesowen
-
Hob Green Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stourbridge
-
Rufford Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stourbridge
-
Colley Lane Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Halesowen
-
Thorns Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Brierley Hill
Other schools in Stourbridge
Wollescote Primary School ranks 12th of the 19 ranked primary schools in Stourbridge.
- Amblecote Primary School Primary
- Ashwood Park Primary School Primary
- Belbroughton CofE Primary School Primary
- Belle Vue Primary School Primary
- Brindley Heath Junior School Academy Primary
- Brook Primary School Primary
- Corbett VA CofE Primary School Primary
- Fairhaven Primary School Primary
- Foley Infant School Academy Primary
- Gig Mill Primary School Primary
- Greenfield Primary School Primary
- Hagley Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wollescote Primary School teach?
- Wollescote Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stourbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Wollescote Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wollescote Primary School is Miss Lynne Hudson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wollescote Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wollescote 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 Wollescote Primary School?
- Wollescote Primary School has 440 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Wollescote Primary School full?
- Wollescote Primary School has capacity for 498 pupils and 440 on roll (88%), so it has space against 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 Wollescote Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wollescote Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wollescote Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wollescote Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Wollescote Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wollescote Primary School rank locally?
- Wollescote Primary School ranked 40th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% 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 Wollescote Primary School's absence rate?
- Wollescote Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wollescote Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wollescote 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.