Queen Victoria Primary School
Bilston Street, Sedgley, Dudley, DY3 1JB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STOUR VALE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Priest
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Stour Vale Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Dudley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 655
- Pupils on roll
- 449
- URN
- 149544
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384888970
About this school
Queen Victoria Primary School is a primary academy in Dudley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 449 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Queen Victoria 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Queen Victoria Primary School (URN 103826).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 87 | 86 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 |
Trends over time
How Queen Victoria 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 | — | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 54.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 546 |
| 2024/25 | 497 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Queen Victoria Primary School compares
Queen Victoria Primary School ranked 50th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 6% | 34.9% | 449 | — |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School | 86% | 4.6% | 21% | 238 | 0.4 miles |
| Cotwall End Primary School | 67% | 4.5% | 8.8% | 415 | 0.4 miles |
| Alder Coppice Primary School | 66% | 5.7% | 16.2% | 351 | 0.6 miles |
| Hurst Hill Primary School | 53% | 6.7% | 32.4% | 233 | 0.9 miles |
| Bramford Primary School | 73% | 4.7% | 22.1% | 476 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.93%
- English as an additional language
- 6.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.02%
- Persistent absence
- 13.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Chad's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Cotwall End Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Alder Coppice Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Hurst Hill Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bilston
-
Bramford Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bilston
Other schools in Dudley
Queen Victoria Primary School ranks 13th 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
- Northfield Road Primary School Primary
- Priory Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Queen Victoria Primary School teach?
- Queen Victoria Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Dudley.
- Who is the headteacher of Queen Victoria Primary School?
- The headteacher of Queen Victoria Primary School is Mr Matthew Priest, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Queen Victoria Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Queen Victoria 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 Queen Victoria Primary School?
- Queen Victoria Primary School has 449 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Queen Victoria Primary School full?
- Queen Victoria Primary School has capacity for 655 pupils and 449 on roll (69%), 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 Queen Victoria Primary School a faith school?
- No. Queen Victoria Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Queen Victoria Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Queen Victoria Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Queen Victoria Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Queen Victoria 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 Queen Victoria Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2023/24 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Queen Victoria Primary School compare with other schools in Dudley?
- Queen Victoria Primary School ranked 50th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Queen Victoria Primary School's absence rate?
- Queen Victoria Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Queen Victoria Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Queen Victoria 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.