Quarry Bank Primary School
Primary schoolQuarry Bank Primary School is a primary school in Dudley, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 358 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, May 2025
Before that: Good (overall), March 2020
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 3 March 2020
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 14 May 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 63% of pupils at Quarry Bank Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Dudley and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Dudley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)780 m
- St Mary's RC Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Thorns Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 2023, before the school changed. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Thorns Collegiate AcademySecondary. Requires improvement (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 37.6 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
- The Old Park SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, May 20241.2 km
- Dudley Wood Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2024. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Dudley
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).