Quarry Bank Primary School
High Street, Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill, DY5 2AD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Alex Rawlings
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Halesowen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 367
- Pupils on roll
- 358
- URN
- 103830
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384818750
About this school
Quarry Bank Primary School is a community primary school in Brierley Hill. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 358 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Quarry Bank 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
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
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 46 | 45 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 51% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 4% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 64% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 67% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 71% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
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 Quarry Bank 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 | 39% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 54.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 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 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 386 |
| 2023/24 | 351 |
| 2024/25 | 349 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Quarry Bank Primary School compares
Quarry Bank Primary School ranked 43rd of 76 primary schools in Dudley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 7.1% | 41.9% | 358 | — |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School | 53% | 5.4% | 28.4% | 356 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary's RC Primary School | 38% | 10.1% | 25.6% | 180 | 0.7 miles |
| Thorns Primary School | 55% | 5.6% | 42.3% | 190 | 0.7 miles |
| Dudley Wood Primary School | 65% | 7.4% | 32.1% | 451 | 0.8 miles |
| Brierley Hill Primary School | 59% | 6.7% | 57.7% | 199 | 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
-
Ungraded inspection report14 May 2025
- 3 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.85%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.07%
- Persistent absence
- 22.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mount Pleasant Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Brierley Hill
-
St Mary's RC Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Brierley Hill
-
Thorns Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Brierley Hill
-
Dudley Wood Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Brierley Hill Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Brierley Hill
Other schools in Brierley Hill
Quarry Bank Primary School ranks 5th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Brierley Hill.
- Brierley Hill Primary School Primary
- Brockmoor Primary School Primary
- Hawbush Primary School Primary
- Mount Pleasant Primary School Primary
- Peters Hill Primary School Primary
- St Mark's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Mary's RC Primary School Primary
- The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School Primary
- Thorns Primary School Primary
- Withymoor Primary School Primary
- Thorns Collegiate Academy Secondary
- The Old Park School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Quarry Bank Primary School teach?
- Quarry Bank Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Brierley Hill.
- Who is the headteacher of Quarry Bank Primary School?
- The headteacher of Quarry Bank Primary School is Mr Alex Rawlings, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Quarry Bank Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Quarry Bank 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 Quarry Bank Primary School?
- Quarry Bank Primary School has 358 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Quarry Bank Primary School full?
- Quarry Bank Primary School has capacity for 367 pupils and 358 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 Quarry Bank Primary School a faith school?
- No. Quarry Bank Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Quarry Bank Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Quarry Bank Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Quarry Bank Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Quarry Bank Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Quarry Bank Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Quarry Bank Primary School compare with other schools in Dudley?
- Quarry Bank Primary School ranked 43rd of 76 primary schools in Dudley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Quarry Bank Primary School's absence rate?
- Quarry Bank Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Quarry Bank Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Quarry Bank 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.