Quarry Bank Primary School, Brierley Hill
Quarry Bank Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Brierley Hill. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2020. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 6th-highest of the 11 schools in Brierley Hill with published results, and 8,618th of 14,452 across England. It was 97% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2020)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Dudley (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Quarry Bank Primary School in detail
Quarry Bank Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "At Quarry Bank, we are always striving to improve what we do to make sure the children we serve are provided with the best education possible."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, choir, cooking, art and book club.
The school runs after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Quarry Bank Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 75% in Dudley and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 64% in reading and 67% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Quarry Bank Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 44 families put Quarry Bank Primary School as their first choice and 87 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Quarry Bank Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Quarry Bank Primary School are Mount Pleasant Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 61% reading, 63% maths); St Mary's RC Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 72% reading, 45% maths); Thorns Primary School (0.7 miles, 58% reading, 65% maths); and Dudley Wood Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 84% reading, 75% maths).
Quarry Bank Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolSt Mary's RC Primary SchoolThorns Primary SchoolDudley Wood Primary School
What parents say
38 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Quarry Bank Primary School (as of September 2025): 90% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 55% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (55%).
Who goes there
39.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 8.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (75%), Mixed (8%) and Asian (8%).
Quarry Bank Primary School has a SEN unit for severe learning difficulties: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cradley Heath Rail Station, about 780 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Quarry Bank School (before), 120 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Quarry Bank Primary School issued 12 suspensions, 3.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoThis judgement is from March 2020, 6 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's May 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Quarry Bank Primary School creates a welcoming, inclusive environment where children feel proud and valued. Teachers use stimulating activities and regular assessment to help pupils build knowledge and skills at their own pace. The school is particularly strong at supporting pupils with additional needs through its specialist provision and warm relationships between staff and pupils.
Key Strengths
- Strong sense of community and belonging with high expectations for pupil achievement
- Excellent provision for pupils with SEND through the Blossom inclusion hub with precise identification of needs
- Well-organised curriculum with focus on spoken language and communication across all learning
- Strong support for pupils' emotional well-being and behaviour management through warm, trusting relationships
- Engaging learning experiences including use of school fields, woodlands and educational trips
Areas for Improvement
- Some weaker readers do not practise and apply phonics skills frequently enough, slowing their progress to fluent reading
- Attendance remains below what it should be for some pupils, causing them to miss valuable learning
- School systems for identifying which pupils need more urgent attendance support could be more robust
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Friendship Fridays, educational trips to theatres and local places of interest, pupils' parliament, after-school club, links with local church and schools in Gambia
Quarry Bank Primary School is a welcoming school at the heart of its local community where pupils are happy, safe and valued. The school has maintained good standards and demonstrates effective action in supporting pupils' learning and well-being.
At a Glance
39.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEN unit: SLD
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
38 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 64% to 77% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 67% to 72% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 62% to 74% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.8
Avg class size
28.7
Infant (KS1)
29.8
KS2
12
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Quarry Bank Primary School
20th July 2026
20 Jul 2026
27th March 2026
27 Mar 2026
18th December 2025
19 Dec 2025
16th July 2025
16 Jul 2025
23rd May 2025
23 May 2025
11th April 2025
11 Apr 2025
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Quarry Bank Primary School.
- RB Active Care Mount Pleasant820m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Quarry Bank Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Dudley. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Quarry Bank Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Quarry Bank Primary School is in Dudley; for families living there:
- How to apply: Apply for Education Travel Support
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 26
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 26 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 22 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Dudley is 18 (the median across 118 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Quarry Bank Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
307 pupils
315 places
8 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Brierley Hill
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Brierley Hill
Across Dudley council
Places available
3,812
Applications
3,314
Got 1st preference
92.0%
Got preferred school
98.5%
All primary applications across Dudley council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(7)
Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
76
SEN Support
18
EHC Plans
26.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Quarry Bank Primary School has a SEN unit for severe learning difficulties: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
358
Total Pupils
161
Boys
197
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
17
Teachers
21.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,321
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,717
Per pupil
£2096k
Total funding
£183k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.1%
Overall absence
22.1%
Persistent absence
276
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Quarry Bank Primary School
Questions parents ask about Quarry Bank Primary School
What are SATs results like at Quarry Bank Primary School?
Of the pupils at Quarry Bank Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 77% reached the expected standard in reading and 72% did so in maths.
What is Quarry Bank Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Quarry Bank Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2020, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Quarry Bank Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Quarry Bank Primary School is oversubscribed, Dudley allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Quarry Bank Primary School?
Quarry Bank Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Quarry Bank Primary School?
Classes at Quarry Bank Primary School average 24.8 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Quarry Bank Primary School?
Quarry Bank Primary School has around 358 pupils on roll. 40% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Quarry Bank Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Quarry Bank Primary School has a SEN unit for severe learning difficulties: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Quarry Bank Primary School?
7.1% of sessions were missed at Quarry Bank Primary School in 2024/25. 22.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Quarry Bank Primary School?
Apply through Dudley's coordinated admissions process, naming Quarry Bank Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Quarry Bank Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Quarry Bank Primary School: RB Active Care Mount Pleasant (820m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Quarry Bank Primary School's term dates?
Quarry Bank Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Dudley. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Quarry Bank Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 26 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 22 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Dudley is 18 (the median across 118 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Quarry Bank Primary School?
Quarry Bank Primary School is at High Street, Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 2AD.
Sources: Dudley term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)