Withymoor Primary School
Gayfield Avenue, Off Turners Lane, Brierley Hill, DY5 2BH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HALES VALLEY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Executive headteacher Mr Kelvin Daley, Head of School - Mrs Laura Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Hales Valley Trust
- Constituency
- Stourbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 439
- URN
- 150456
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384818530
About this school
Withymoor Primary School is a primary academy in Brierley Hill. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 439 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Withymoor Primary School under its current framework. 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
Withymoor Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in March 2024, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 |
How Withymoor Primary School compares
Withymoor Primary School ranked 48th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 5.9% | 16.6% | 439 | — |
| Brierley Hill Primary School | 59% | 6.7% | 57.7% | 199 | 0.3 miles |
| St Mary's RC Primary School | 38% | 10.1% | 25.6% | 180 | 0.3 miles |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School | 53% | 5.4% | 28.4% | 356 | 0.4 miles |
| Thorns Primary School | 55% | 5.6% | 42.3% | 190 | 0.5 miles |
| Brockmoor Primary School | 78% | 5.2% | 47.6% | 439 | 0.7 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)
- 16.55%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.88%
- Persistent absence
- 17.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brierley Hill Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Brierley Hill
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St Mary's RC Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Brierley Hill
-
Mount Pleasant Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Brierley Hill
-
Thorns Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Brierley Hill
-
Brockmoor Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Brierley Hill
Other schools in Brierley Hill
Withymoor Primary School ranks 6th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Brierley Hill.
- Brierley Hill Primary School Primary
- Brockmoor Primary School Primary
- Hawbush Primary School Primary
- Mount Pleasant Primary School Primary
- Peters Hill Primary School Primary
- Quarry Bank Primary School Primary
- St Mark's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Mary's RC Primary School Primary
- The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School Primary
- Thorns Primary School Primary
- Thorns Collegiate Academy Secondary
- The Old Park School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Withymoor Primary School teach?
- Withymoor Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Brierley Hill.
- Who is the headteacher of Withymoor Primary School?
- The headteacher of Withymoor Primary School is Executive headteacher Mr Kelvin Daley, Head of School - Mrs Laura Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Withymoor Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Withymoor Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Withymoor Primary School?
- Withymoor Primary School has 439 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Withymoor Primary School full?
- Withymoor Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 439 on roll (105%), 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 Withymoor Primary School a faith school?
- No. Withymoor Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Withymoor Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Withymoor Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Withymoor Primary School?
- Withymoor Primary School is part of HALES VALLEY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Withymoor Primary School rank locally?
- Withymoor Primary School ranked 48th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Withymoor Primary School's absence rate?
- Withymoor Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census.
- What are Withymoor Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Withymoor 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.