Hawbush Primary School
Hawbush Road, Brierley Hill, DY5 3NH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DRB IGNITE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sophie Blick
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- drb Ignite Limited
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Stourbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 248
- Pupils on roll
- 214
- URN
- 150729
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384319825
About this school
Hawbush Primary School is a primary academy in Brierley Hill. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 214 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hawbush 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
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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Hawbush Primary School (URN 103820).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 |
How Hawbush Primary School compares
Hawbush Primary School ranked 53rd of 76 primary schools in Dudley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 7.4% | 55.6% | 214 | — |
| Brockmoor Primary School | 78% | 5.2% | 47.6% | 439 | 0.6 miles |
| Dingle Community Primary School | 67% | 5.7% | 19.8% | 188 | 0.6 miles |
| Brook Primary School | 65% | 4.9% | 26.8% | 380 | 0.6 miles |
| Withymoor Primary School | 61% | 5.9% | 16.6% | 439 | 0.8 miles |
| Amblecote Primary School | 71% | 4.4% | 22.5% | 299 | 0.9 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)
- 55.56%
- English as an additional language
- 10%
- Overall absence
- 7.35%
- Persistent absence
- 21.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brockmoor Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Brierley Hill
-
Dingle Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Kingswinford
-
Brook Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stourbridge
-
Withymoor Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Brierley Hill
-
Amblecote Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Stourbridge
Other schools in Brierley Hill
Hawbush Primary School ranks 8th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Brierley Hill.
- Brierley Hill Primary School Primary
- Brockmoor 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
- Withymoor Primary School Primary
- Thorns Collegiate Academy Secondary
- The Old Park School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Hawbush Primary School teach?
- Hawbush Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Brierley Hill.
- Who is the headteacher of Hawbush Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hawbush Primary School is Mrs Sophie Blick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hawbush Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hawbush 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 Hawbush Primary School?
- Hawbush Primary School has 214 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Hawbush Primary School full?
- Hawbush Primary School has capacity for 248 pupils and 214 on roll (86%), 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 Hawbush Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hawbush Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hawbush Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hawbush Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Hawbush Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Hawbush Primary School is part of DRB IGNITE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hawbush Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Hawbush Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How does Hawbush Primary School compare with other schools in Dudley?
- Hawbush Primary School ranked 53rd of 76 primary schools in Dudley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hawbush Primary School's absence rate?
- Hawbush Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census.
- What are Hawbush Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hawbush 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.