Ham Dingle Primary Academy
Ham Dingle Primary School, Old Ham Lane, Stourbridge, DY9 0UN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Tilley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Stourbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 329
- URN
- 143822
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384900753
About this school
Ham Dingle Primary Academy is a primary academy in Stourbridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 329 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 58 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 71% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 12% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 81% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 79% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 71% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
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 Ham Dingle Primary Academy 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 | 71% | 54.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 369 |
| 2023/24 | 358 |
| 2024/25 | 355 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ham Dingle Primary Academy compares
Ham Dingle Primary Academy ranked 36th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 4.3% | 19.4% | 329 | — |
| Pedmore CE Primary School | 88% | 4.3% | 6.4% | 219 | 0.5 miles |
| Hob Green Primary School | 39% | 4.8% | 50% | 259 | 0.5 miles |
| Oldswinford C of E Primary School | 80% | 3.9% | 8% | 413 | 0.6 miles |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School | 73% | 2.9% | 7% | 201 | 0.8 miles |
| Rufford Primary School | 59% | 6.1% | 44.6% | 260 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.44%
- English as an additional language
- 9.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.29%
- Persistent absence
- 12.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pedmore CE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stourbridge
-
Hob Green Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stourbridge
-
Oldswinford C of E Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stourbridge
-
St Joseph's RC Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stourbridge
-
Rufford Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Stourbridge
Other schools in Stourbridge
Ham Dingle Primary Academy ranks 11th of the 19 ranked primary 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 year groups does Ham Dingle Primary Academy teach?
- Ham Dingle Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Stourbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Ham Dingle Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Ham Dingle Primary Academy is Mr Andrew Tilley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ham Dingle Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ham Dingle Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ham Dingle Primary Academy?
- Ham Dingle Primary Academy has 329 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ham Dingle Primary Academy full?
- Ham Dingle Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 329 on roll (78%), 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 Ham Dingle Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Ham Dingle Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Ham Dingle Primary Academy a selective school?
- No. Ham Dingle Primary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Ham Dingle Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ham Dingle Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Ham Dingle Primary Academy?
- Ham Dingle Primary Academy is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ham Dingle Primary Academy'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 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ham Dingle Primary Academy rank locally?
- Ham Dingle Primary Academy ranked 36th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ham Dingle Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Ham Dingle Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ham Dingle Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ham Dingle Primary Academy'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 10 July 2026.