Kates Hill Primary School
Peel Street, Dudley, DY2 7HP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DUDLEY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Interim Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Woodhouse
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Dudley Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Dudley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 498
- Pupils on roll
- 445
- URN
- 144080
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384900670
About this school
Kates Hill Primary School is a primary academy in Dudley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 445 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kates Hill 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 23 March 2022, 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 | 60 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 52% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 3% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 58% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 60% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 60% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 Kates Hill 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 | 53% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 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 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 437 |
| 2023/24 | 423 |
| 2024/25 | 434 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kates Hill Primary School compares
Kates Hill Primary School ranked 37th 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 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 6.8% | 43.7% | 445 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 93% | 5.1% | 29.6% | 245 | 0.3 miles |
| Beechwood Church of England Primary School | 53% | 5.1% | 50.8% | 214 | 0.3 miles |
| Tividale Hall Primary School | 59% | 5.8% | 22.6% | 430 | 0.6 miles |
| Sledmere Primary School | 58% | 7.1% | 43.9% | 558 | 0.6 miles |
| Burnt Tree Primary School | 60% | 5.9% | 36.7% | 444 | 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.65%
- English as an additional language
- 39.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.76%
- Persistent absence
- 22.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Beechwood Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Tividale Hall Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Oldbury
-
Sledmere Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Burnt Tree Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Oldbury
Other schools in Dudley
Kates Hill Primary School ranks 11th 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
- Milking Bank Primary School Primary
- Netherbrook Primary School Primary
- Netherton CofE Primary School Primary
- Northfield Road Primary School Primary
- Priory Primary School Primary
- Queen Victoria Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Kates Hill Primary School teach?
- Kates Hill Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Dudley.
- Who is the interim headteacher of Kates Hill Primary School?
- The interim headteacher of Kates Hill Primary School is Mrs Louise Woodhouse, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kates Hill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kates Hill 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 Kates Hill Primary School?
- Kates Hill Primary School has 445 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Kates Hill Primary School full?
- Kates Hill Primary School has capacity for 498 pupils and 445 on roll (89%), 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 Kates Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kates Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kates Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kates Hill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Kates Hill Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Kates Hill Primary School is part of DUDLEY ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kates Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% 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 Kates Hill Primary School compare with other schools in Dudley?
- Kates Hill Primary School ranked 37th 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 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kates Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Kates Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kates Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kates Hill 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 10 July 2026.