Woodsetton School
Tipton Road, Woodsetton, Dudley, DY3 1BY
This school is closed (it closed in May 2025).
It was replaced by Woodsetton School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr David Stanton
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Dudley
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 115
- Pupils on roll
- 117
- URN
- 103879
- Local authority
- Dudley
About this school
Woodsetton School was a community special school in Dudley. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 117 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Woodsetton School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 | 18 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | 96.0 | 96.0 |
| Reading progress | -7.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.50 | - | - |
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 Woodsetton 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 | 0% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 54.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 112 |
| 2024/25 | 117 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.46%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.71%
- Persistent absence
- 29.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woodsetton School0.0 miles
Academies · Dudley
-
Sycamore Short Stay School0.6 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Dudley
-
The Wenlock School1.0 miles
Special schools · West Midlands
-
The Rowan School1.1 miles
Special schools · West Midlands
-
Priory Park Community School1.2 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Dudley
- Cherry Tree Learning Centre Academies
- INNOV4TE Independent School Special schools
- Sutton School Special schools
- Sycamore Short Stay School Local authority maintained schools
- Woodsetton School Academies
- Netherton Park Nursery School Nursery
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Woodsetton School teach?
- Woodsetton School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a special school in Dudley.
- Has Woodsetton School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Woodsetton 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 big is Woodsetton School?
- Woodsetton School had 117 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Woodsetton School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Woodsetton School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodsetton 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 7 July 2025.