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Children in Dudley
How children here are doing, from the 2-year check to the end of primary school, set against England as a whole.
Health and early years
At a glance
| Measure | Dudley | England |
|---|---|---|
| On track in all five areas at the 2 to 2½ year review 2024/25 lower | 65.5% | 81.4% |
| Good level of development at the end of Reception 2024/25 lower | 63.7% | 68.3% |
| Phonics check met in Year 1 2024/25 lower | 78.2% | 79.8% |
| Reception children living with obesity 2024/25 higher | 11.9% | 10.5% |
| Year 6 children living with obesity 2024/25 higher | 24.9% | 22.2% |
| MMR first dose by age 2 2024/25 higher | 92.7% | 88.9% |
| MMR two doses by age 5 2024/25 higher | 88.5% | 83.7% |
| 5-year-olds with visible tooth decay 2023/24 lower | 17.1% | 22.4% |
| Babies breastfed at 6 to 8 weeks 2024/25 higher | 57.3% | 55.6% |
| Primary pupils persistently absent 2024/25 higher | 14.8% | 13.0% |
| Children in relative low-income families (under 16) 2024/25 higher | 28.0% | 19.8% |
“Higher” or “lower” means the difference from England is bigger than the margin of error; “similar” means it isn’t. These are figures for all children in the council area, not for any one school or child.
End of primary school
Year 6 reading, writing and maths
| Year | Dudley | England |
|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 59% | 65% |
| 2021/22 | 53% | 59% |
| 2022/23 | 55% | 60% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 61% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 63% |
| 2025/26 | 61% | 63% |
Share of pupils in state-funded schools meeting the expected standard in all three. 2025/26 figures are provisional. There were no tests in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Schools
Primary schools in Dudley
78 schools
- Alder Coppice Primary School Dudley
- Amblecote Primary School Stourbridge
- Ashwood Park Primary School Stourbridge
- Beechwood Church of England Primary School Dudley
- Belle Vue Primary School Stourbridge
- Blanford Mere Primary School Kingswinford
- Blowers Green Primary School Dudley
- Bramford Primary School Bilston
- Brierley Hill Primary School Brierley Hill
- Brockmoor Primary School Brierley Hill
- Bromley Hills Primary School Kingswinford
- Brook Primary School Stourbridge
- Caslon Primary Community School Halesowen
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Bilston
- Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School Kingswinford
- Colley Lane Primary Academy Halesowen
- Cotwall End Primary School Dudley
- Cradley CofE Primary School Halesowen
- Crestwood Park Primary School Kingswinford
- Dawley Brook Primary School Kingswinford
- Dingle Community Primary School Kingswinford
- Dudley Wood Primary School Dudley
- Fairhaven Primary School Stourbridge
- Foxyards Primary School Tipton
- Gig Mill Primary School Stourbridge
- Glynne Primary School Kingswinford
- Greenfield Primary School Stourbridge
- Halesowen CofE Primary School Halesowen
- Ham Dingle Primary Academy Stourbridge
- Hawbush Primary School Brierley Hill
- Hob Green Primary School Stourbridge
- Howley Grange Primary School Halesowen
- Huntingtree Primary School Halesowen
- Hurst Green Primary School Halesowen
- Hurst Hill Primary School Bilston
- Jesson's Church of England Primary School Dudley
- Kates Hill Primary School Dudley
- Lapal Primary School Halesowen
- Lutley Primary School Halesowen
- Maidensbridge Primary School Kingswinford
- Manor Way Primary Academy Halesowen
- Milking Bank Primary School DUDLEY
- Mount Pleasant Primary School Brierley Hill
- Netherbrook Primary School Dudley
- Netherton CofE Primary School Dudley
- Newfield Park Primary Academy Halesowen
- Northfield Road Primary School Dudley
- Oldswinford C of E Primary School Stourbridge
- Olive Hill Primary Academy Halesowen
- Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School Halesowen
- Pedmore CE Primary School Stourbridge
- Peters Hill Primary School Brierley Hill
- Priory Primary School Dudley
- Quarry Bank Primary School Brierley Hill
- Queen Victoria Primary School Dudley
- Red Hall Primary School Dudley
- Roberts Primary School Dudley
- Rufford Primary School Stourbridge
- Russells Hall Primary School Dudley
- Sledmere Primary School Dudley
- St Chad's Catholic Primary School Dudley
- St James's CofE Primary School Stourbridge
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Dudley
- St Joseph's RC Primary School Stourbridge
- St Margaret's At Hasbury CofE Primary School Halesowen
- St Mark's CofE Primary School Brierley Hill
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Kingswinford
- St Mary's RC Primary School Brierley Hill
- Straits Primary School Dudley
- Tenterfields Primary Academy HALESOWEN
- The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School Brierley Hill
- The Ridge Primary School Stourbridge
- Thorns Primary School Brierley Hill
- Wallbrook Primary Academy Bilston
- Withymoor Primary School Brierley Hill
- Wollescote Primary School Stourbridge
- Woodside Primary School and Nursery Dudley
- Wrens Nest Primary School Dudley