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Roberts Primary School

Roberts Primary School, Robert Street, Lower Gornal, Dudley, DY3 2AZ

Requires improvement

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedRequires improvement
Attendance95.6%
Attainment57% met expected standard (KS2)
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils626

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Requires improvement

Latest visit (May 2026): renewed Ofsted format (no single overall grade) — inclusion, curriculum and teaching, achievement, attendance and behaviour, personal development and wellbeing and early years expected standard; leadership and governance strong standard. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedGood

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

View on Ofsted

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in DY3. Where we have them, council (Dudley) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
626
Free school meals
30.4%
4.8% above district average (25.6%)

Also: Dudley 24.6% · England 24.7%

SEN
13.3%
11.5% below district average (24.8%)

Also: Dudley 18.5% · England 18.2%

EAL
4.4%
Same as district average (4.4%)
Attendance
95.6%
0.2% above district average (95.4%)

Also: Dudley 94.5% · England 94.8%

Persistent absence
12.2%
Attainment
57% met expected standard (KS2)

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the DY3 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2196.7%
  • 2021/2292.7%
  • 2022/2393.2%
  • 2023/2492.6%
  • 2024/2593.6%

KS2 attainment

Share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (all pupils).

  • 2022/2348%
  • 2023/2469%
  • 2024/2557%

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
669
Pupils on roll
626

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Dudley page.

SEN support

SEN %
13.3%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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