Roberts Primary School
Roberts Primary School, Robert Street, Lower Gornal, Dudley, DY3 2AZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Carl Watkins
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Dudley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 669
- Pupils on roll
- 626
- URN
- 103821
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384987330
About this school
Roberts Primary School is a community primary school in Dudley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 626 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Roberts 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 87 | 90 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 69% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 4% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 74% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 79% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 74% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.50 | - | - |
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 Roberts 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 | 48% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 54.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 697 |
| 2023/24 | 663 |
| 2024/25 | 661 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Roberts Primary School compares
Roberts Primary School ranked 55th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 6.7% | 30.3% | 626 | — |
| Red Hall Primary School | 39% | 7.7% | 42.4% | 429 | 0.4 miles |
| Milking Bank Primary School | 68% | 5.2% | 12.6% | 464 | 0.5 miles |
| Wrens Nest Primary School | 67% | 7.6% | 56.1% | 537 | 0.8 miles |
| Russells Hall Primary School | 41% | 6.4% | 29.3% | 413 | 0.9 miles |
| Straits Primary School | 69% | 4.7% | 8% | 410 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 March 2026
- 2 March 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.3%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.68%
- Persistent absence
- 19.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Red Hall Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Milking Bank Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Wrens Nest Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Russells Hall Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Straits Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Dudley
Other schools in Dudley
Roberts Primary School ranks 15th 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 Roberts Primary School teach?
- Roberts Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Dudley.
- Who is the headteacher of Roberts Primary School?
- The headteacher of Roberts Primary School is Mr Carl Watkins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Roberts Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Roberts 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 Roberts Primary School?
- Roberts Primary School has 626 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Roberts Primary School full?
- Roberts Primary School has capacity for 669 pupils and 626 on roll (94%), 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 Roberts Primary School a faith school?
- No. Roberts Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Roberts Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Roberts Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Roberts Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Roberts Primary School compare with other schools in Dudley?
- Roberts Primary School ranked 55th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Roberts Primary School's absence rate?
- Roberts Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Roberts Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Roberts 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.