Roberts Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Mar 3 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Dudley
Unique reference
103821
Address
Roberts Primary School, Robert Street, Lower Gornal, DY3 2AZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
663 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
49.9%
Girls
50.1%
First language not English
3.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
28.1%
Persistent absence
21.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84.2%
Mixed 6.8%
African 2.4%
Indian 2.3%
Pakistani 1.5%
Other White 1.1%
Caribbean 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.5
WritingAverage0.3
MathsBelow average-2.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 48%
Local authority average 57%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 5%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Roberts Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
68
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
54
2nd preference
52
3rd preference
20
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
54
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
34
18
16
Reception, Full-time
89
46
43
Year 1
88
42
46
Year 2
90
49
41
Year 3
90
42
48
Year 4
89
46
43
Year 5
93
47
46
Year 6
90
41
49
Year 2023-2024

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