Straits Primary School
Longfellow Road, Lower Gornal, Dudley, DY3 3EE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Freear
- Constituency
- Dudley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 410
- URN
- 103827
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384818575
About this school
Straits Primary School is a community primary school in Dudley. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 410 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Straits 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 54 | 60 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 80% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 8% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 88% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 93% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 88% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Straits 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 | 59% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 54.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 406 |
| 2023/24 | 414 |
| 2024/25 | 414 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Straits Primary School compares
Straits Primary School ranked 21st of 76 primary schools in Dudley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.7% | 8% | 410 | — |
| Red Hall Primary School | 39% | 7.7% | 42.4% | 429 | 0.8 miles |
| Cotwall End Primary School | 67% | 4.5% | 8.8% | 415 | 0.9 miles |
| Roberts Primary School | 57% | 6.7% | 30.3% | 626 | 0.9 miles |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School | 86% | 4.6% | 21% | 238 | 1.1 miles |
| Alder Coppice Primary School | 66% | 5.7% | 16.2% | 351 | 1.3 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)
- 7.97%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.7%
- Persistent absence
- 9.22%
Location
Nearby schools
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Red Hall Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Cotwall End Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Dudley
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Roberts Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Dudley
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St Chad's Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Alder Coppice Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Dudley
Other schools in Dudley
Straits Primary School ranks 4th 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 Straits Primary School teach?
- Straits Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Dudley.
- Who is the headteacher of Straits Primary School?
- The headteacher of Straits Primary School is Mr Paul Freear, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Straits Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Straits 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 Straits Primary School?
- Straits Primary School has 410 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Straits Primary School full?
- Straits Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 410 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 Straits Primary School a faith school?
- No. Straits Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Straits Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Straits Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Straits Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Straits Primary School compare with other schools in Dudley?
- Straits Primary School ranked 21st of 76 primary schools in Dudley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Straits Primary School's absence rate?
- Straits Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Straits Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Straits 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.