Beechwood Church of England Primary SchoolKates Hill Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Dudley.

Summary of the comparison

Beechwood Church of England Primary School and Kates Hill Primary School are primary schools in Dudley.

  • Beechwood Church of England Primary School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Kates Hill Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Kates Hill Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Beechwood Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Kates Hill Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 53.0% for Beechwood Church of England Primary School and 64.0% for Kates Hill Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Beechwood Church of England Primary School (32.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Kates Hill Primary School (53.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Beechwood Church of England Primary School versus Kates Hill Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DudleyBeechwood Church of England Primary SchoolDudleyKates Hill Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD45/100C60/100Stronger figure
Local ranking54th of 77 in Dudley 27th of 77 in Dudley Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll195 434
Capacity315 498
LocationDudley, DY2 7QA Dudley, DY2 7HP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard53.0% 64.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 17.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 103.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census195 434
Free school meals (ever 6)50.8% 43.6%
English as an additional language33.8% 39.6%
SEN support26.1% 18.7%
SEN with an EHC plan1.5% 3.2%
Attendance
Overall absence5.1% Stronger figure6.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.5% Stronger figure22.1% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Beechwood Church of England Primary School

Kates Hill Primary School

Full profiles: Beechwood Church of England Primary School · Kates Hill Primary School