Wrens Nest Primary School

DudleyCommunity school

Marigold Crescent, Wrens Nest Estate, Dudley, DY1 3NX

Headteacher: Mrs Sarah ParkesSchool website ↗Pupils: 521 (capacity: 550)
Ofsted Good
Inspected March 2022
Oversubscribed
90% of first-choice applicants offered a place
67%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected March 2022
90%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 9 March 2022Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
67.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
3.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 70%·Writing 70%·Maths 78%All three 67%
Reading
Expected70%
Exceeding28%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected70%
Exceeding5%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected78%
Exceeding23%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
63
How many got their first choice?
57of 63 (90.5%)
How many applied in total?
99

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
65.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
7.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
20.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
257 girls, 264 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 67% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1621.0%4.0%-3.1-2.1-2.4
2016/1736.0%5.0%-1.0-1.9-2.3
2017/1835.0%2.0%-2.7-1.4-2.6
2018/1926.0%2.0%-4.9-2.4-5.7
2022/2353.0%8.0%+3.7+1.3+4.7
2023/2463.0%12.0%---
2024/2567.0%3.0%---