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Primary school

Belle Vue Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Dudley
  • DY8 5BZ
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Jul 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,325 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 96%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 9%9%2016/17: top 41%2017/18: top 46%2018/19: top 79%2022/23: top 90%2023/24: top 95%2024/25: top 96%No exams

Against West MidlandsArrows: West Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM35% · West Midlands 65%1/10 Well below West Midlands−18.6 pts
Higher standard, RWM4% · West Midlands 7%4/10 Below−44.5 pts
Reading score104 · West Midlands 1053/10 Below−18.4 pts
Maths score102 · West Midlands 1052/10 Well below West Midlands−30.6 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 78% · 51 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 67% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 69% · 55 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 54% · 59 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 40% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 35% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 35% · 57 pupils · West Midlands 65%78%35%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 10% · 51 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 12% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 5% · 55 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 15% · 59 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 3% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 2% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 4% · 57 pupils · West Midlands 7%15%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 51 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 104 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 104 · 55 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 104 · 59 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 104 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 104 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 104 · 57 pupils · West Midlands 105105104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 51 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 106 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 101 · 55 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 105 · 59 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 103 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 100 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 102 · 57 pupils · West Midlands 105106100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
28 of 28 who put it first2014 · 88.1%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2828
2nd202
3rd130

Last distance offered: London only

1.1 km from Kingswinford South · approx.: from the area's centre, not your door

Inspections · 2005–2025

  • Personal developmentRequires improvement
  • Quality of educationRequires improvement
  • Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
  • Early years provisionRequires improvement
  • Leadership and managementRequires improvement
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2005Good
  2. 2008Satisfactory
  3. 2011Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Requires improvement
  6. 2025All areas Requires improvement

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026381
Free school meals (past 6 years)8.9%
First language not English3.5%
SEN support8.2%
EHC plan2.3%
Absence (sessions missed)5.8%
Persistently absent pupils10.9%

Girls 49%Boys 51%

90.7% full · 420 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 80 responses (18.7% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school81.2% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school85% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved73.8% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 48.8% not applicable53.7% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year71.2% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 17.5% not applicable63.6% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?27.5% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 27.5% who said Yes above36.4% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child73.8% agree
  • My child does well at this school75% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing77.5% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school88.8% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school92.5% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development70% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent66.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.6
Pupils per adult9.5
  • Classroom teachers 17.7
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 17
  • Other support 7.1

Teachers 20.7 FTE · Whole workforce 44.8 · 64 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,023
Spend per pupil£7,924
Staff spend per pupil£6,427
Reserve per pupil−£1,228
  • −£446,988revenue reserve
  • −£327,831in-year balance

Grants £6,294 · self-generated £729 · premises £378 per pupil