Foxyards Primary School
Foxyards Road, Tipton, DY4 8BH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MANOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Grice
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Manor Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Dudley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 338
- URN
- 148182
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902553230
About this school
Foxyards Primary School is a primary academy in Tipton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 338 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Foxyards 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- 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 | 44 | 45 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 48% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 5% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 71% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 51% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 60% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
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 Foxyards 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 | 50% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 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 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 336 |
| 2023/24 | 331 |
| 2024/25 | 337 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Foxyards Primary School compares
Foxyards Primary School ranked 39th 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 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 6.4% | 29.2% | 338 | — |
| Silvertrees Academy | — | 6.6% | 40.2% | 314 | 0.7 miles |
| Tipton Green Junior School | 57% | 5.8% | 45.4% | 342 | 0.7 miles |
| St Pauls Church of England Academy | 69% | 5.2% | 34.9% | 195 | 0.7 miles |
| Bramford Primary School | 73% | 4.7% | 22.1% | 476 | 0.8 miles |
| Priory Primary School | 43% | 8.2% | 47.8% | 547 | 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)
- 29.18%
- English as an additional language
- 7.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.4%
- Persistent absence
- 19.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Silvertrees Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Tipton
-
Tipton Green Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Tipton
-
St Pauls Church of England Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Tipton
-
Bramford Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bilston
-
Priory Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Dudley
Other schools in Tipton
Foxyards Primary School ranks 7th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Tipton.
- Glebefields Primary School Primary
- Great Bridge Primary School Primary
- Joseph Turner Primary School Primary
- Jubilee Park Academy Primary
- Ocker Hill Academy Primary
- Ocker Hill Infant School Primary
- Sacred Heart Primary School Primary
- Silvertrees Academy Primary
- St Martin's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Pauls Church of England Academy Primary
- Summerhill Primary Academy Primary
- Tipton Green Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Foxyards Primary School teach?
- Foxyards Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Tipton.
- Who is the headteacher of Foxyards Primary School?
- The headteacher of Foxyards Primary School is Mrs Julie Grice, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Foxyards Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Foxyards 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 Foxyards Primary School?
- Foxyards Primary School has 338 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Foxyards Primary School full?
- Foxyards Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 338 on roll (107%), so it is at or above 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 Foxyards Primary School a faith school?
- No. Foxyards Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Foxyards Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Foxyards Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Foxyards Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Foxyards Primary School is part of MANOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Foxyards Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% 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 Foxyards Primary School compare with other schools in Dudley?
- Foxyards Primary School ranked 39th 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 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Foxyards Primary School's absence rate?
- Foxyards Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Foxyards Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Foxyards 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.