Queen Victoria Primary School

About Queen Victoria Primary School

Queen Victoria Primary School is a popular choice among local families, with 35 first-preference applications for its 38 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, making it oversubscribed with a ratio of 1.47 applicants per place. This suggests a solid local reputation, though the school doesn't publish a parent recommendation percentage. The school is a mixed, state primary for ages 3 to 11 in Dudley, West Midlands, with a nursery on site. It serves a diverse community, with 33.6% of pupils eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average. The school has capacity for 655 pupils but currently enrols 497, so there is some room for growth. Facilities include an outdoor playground, playing fields, a sensory room, art studios, a gymnasium, library, and a chapel, alongside clubs like chess, gardening, film club, choir, art club, and book club.

Academically, Queen Victoria is currently rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted, a grade it has held since its most recent inspection in December 2019. The inspection found leadership and management to be Good, and early years provision also Good, but quality of education, personal development, and behaviour and attitudes all require improvement. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined, just below the Dudley local authority average of 59%. This places the school 40th out of 69 primary schools in Dudley, in the bottom 50% nationally. Individual subject scores were more mixed: 79% reached expected in reading, 71% in maths, and 67% in writing, with higher-attaining pupils making up 25% in reading but only 13% in maths and 3% in writing. Just 1% achieved the higher standard across all three subjects.

For families considering Queen Victoria, the school offers a broad range of sports including netball, gymnastics, rounders, football, athletics, dance, and cricket, plus clubs like chess, gardening, film club, and book club. Its SEND provisions cover moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication, hearing impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder, which may appeal to parents seeking an inclusive setting. The school is oversubscribed, so applying as a first preference is advisable. While its Ofsted rating and KS2 outcomes are below the local average, the Good rating for leadership and management suggests recent improvements may be underway. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Blowers Green Primary, 4.6 km away, which could be an alternative for families prioritising top Ofsted grades. Queen Victoria suits families who value a community-focused school with strong early years provision and a wide range of extracurricular activities.

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