Gig Mill Primary School
The Broadway, Norton, Stourbridge, DY8 3HL
This school is closed (it closed in February 2024).
It was replaced by Gig Mill Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Angela Hannaway
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Stourbridge
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 607
- Pupils on roll
- 570
- URN
- 103822
- Local authority
- Dudley
About this school
Gig Mill Primary School was a community primary school in Stourbridge. It taught children aged 2 to 11 and had 570 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Gig Mill Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 91 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - |
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 Gig Mill 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 | 54% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 54.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 589 |
| 2023/24 | 570 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gig Mill Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.1% | 20.7% | 570 | — |
| Gig Mill Primary School | 52% | 5.3% | 22.5% | 535 | 0.0 miles |
| Greenfield Primary School | — | — | — | 275 | 0.6 miles |
| The Ridge Primary School | 62% | 4.8% | 12.1% | 236 | 0.6 miles |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School | 73% | 2.9% | 7% | 201 | 0.7 miles |
| Oldswinford C of E Primary School | 80% | 3.9% | 8% | 413 | 0.8 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.7%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.1%
- Persistent absence
- 10.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gig Mill Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Stourbridge
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Greenfield Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stourbridge
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The Ridge Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stourbridge
-
St Joseph's RC Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stourbridge
-
Oldswinford C of E Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stourbridge
Other 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 ages does Gig Mill Primary School teach?
- Gig Mill Primary School taught children aged 2 to 11. It was a primary school in Stourbridge.
- Has Gig Mill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Gig Mill Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Gig Mill Primary School?
- Gig Mill Primary School had 570 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- How have Gig Mill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Gig Mill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gig Mill 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 8 July 2024.