Northfield Road Primary School
Northfield Road, Netherton, Dudley, DY2 9ER
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STOUR VALE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Gareth Ludlam
- Sponsor
- Stour Vale Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Stourbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 366
- URN
- 147155
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384989027
About this school
Northfield Road Primary School is a primary academy in Dudley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 366 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Northfield Road 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
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 | 59 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 46% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 5% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 59% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 73% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 71% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.70 | - | - |
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 Northfield Road 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 | 67% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 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 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 390 |
| 2023/24 | 396 |
| 2024/25 | 373 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Northfield Road Primary School compares
Northfield Road Primary School ranked 44th 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 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.8% | 40.2% | 366 | — |
| Netherton CofE Primary School | 57% | 7.7% | 36.1% | 381 | 0.5 miles |
| Sledmere Primary School | 58% | 7.1% | 43.9% | 558 | 0.5 miles |
| Netherbrook Primary School | 68% | 5.6% | 36.4% | 461 | 0.8 miles |
| Dudley Wood Primary School | 65% | 7.4% | 32.1% | 451 | 0.9 miles |
| Springfield Primary School | 73% | 6.4% | 37.8% | 439 | 1.0 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
-
Graded inspection report25 November 2025
- 14 November 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.21%
- English as an additional language
- 22.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.78%
- Persistent absence
- 14.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Netherton CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Sledmere Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Netherbrook Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Dudley Wood Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Springfield Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Rowley Regis
Other schools in Dudley
Northfield Road Primary School ranks 12th 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
- Priory Primary School Primary
- Queen Victoria Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Northfield Road Primary School teach?
- Northfield Road Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Dudley.
- Who is the headteacher of Northfield Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of Northfield Road Primary School is Mr Gareth Ludlam, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Northfield Road Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Northfield Road 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 Northfield Road Primary School?
- Northfield Road Primary School has 366 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Northfield Road Primary School full?
- Northfield Road Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 366 on roll (87%), 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 Northfield Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. Northfield Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Northfield Road Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Northfield Road Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Northfield Road Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Northfield Road Primary School is part of STOUR VALE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Northfield Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% 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 Northfield Road Primary School compare with other schools in Dudley?
- Northfield Road Primary School ranked 44th 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 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 Northfield Road Primary School's absence rate?
- Northfield Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Northfield Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Northfield Road 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.