Northfield Road Primary School
Northfield Road, Dudley, DY2 9ER
366 pupils · 87% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- STOUR VALE ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Free school meals
- 35.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| 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 |
Inspected 25 November 2025, published 25 January 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 63% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 31 | 30 | 67 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 50 | 45 | 89 | 49 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 49 | 45 | 88 | 48 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 54 | 40 | 77 | 46 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 50 | 44 | 93 | 46 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 46 | 46 | 86 | 46 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 43 | 42 | 75 | 42 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Netherton CofE Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Sledmere Primary School 0.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Netherbrook Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Dudley Wood Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Springfield Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Blowers Green Primary School 1.7 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.