What did School Atlas judge Northfield Road Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?

School Atlas judged Northfield Road Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Expected standard at its inspection in November 2025, on School Atlas's own scale.

How many pupils attend Northfield Road Primary School?

Northfield Road Primary School has 366 pupils on roll.

What ages does Northfield Road Primary School take?

Northfield Road Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Northfield Road Primary School located?

Northfield Road Primary School is located in Dudley, DY2 9ER, Dudley.

How do I apply to Northfield Road Primary School?

Northfield Road Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How are Reception places decided at Northfield Road Primary School?

When Northfield Road Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — First priority for admission shall be given to relevant looked after children or children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order; 2. Serious and ongoing medical condition — Second priority for admission shall be given to children with a 'serious and ongoing medical condition' where Northfield Road Primary School is the most appropriate school to meet the condition. Parents must provide supportive information from their child's Medical Consultant at the time of application in order to be considered under this criteria. This supportive information should include information about the needs of the child and should detail the difficulties the child would experience if they attended another school. Parents should also indicate why Northfield Road Primary School is the most appropriate to meet their child's medical condition rather than any other school. We will not seek to obtain medical evidence on behalf of parents; 3. Siblings attending the school — Third priority for admission shall be given to children who have a brother/sister, half-brother/sister (where the children share one common parent), or stepbrother/stepsister, living at the same address and who will still be attending Northfield Road Primary School in the academic year 2027/2028, and 1 further criteria. Tie-break: Random allocation will be used as a tie-break in category (d) above to decide who has the highest priority for admission if the distance between two children's homes and the school is the same. Applicants' names will be drawn by lots. The process will be independently verified.

What is the largest ethnic background at Northfield Road Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 50.3% of pupils at Northfield Road Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Northfield Road Primary School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment

How places are decided at Northfield Road Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — First priority for admission shall be given to relevant looked after children or children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order.
2Serious and ongoing medical condition — Second priority for admission shall be given to children with a 'serious and ongoing medical condition' where Northfield Road Primary School is the most appropriate school to meet the condition. Parents must provide supportive information from their child's Medical Consultant at the time of application in order to be considered under this criteria. This supportive information should include information about the needs of the child and should detail the difficulties the child would experience if they attended another school. Parents should also indicate why Northfield Road Primary School is the most appropriate to meet their child's medical condition rather than any other school. We will not seek to obtain medical evidence on behalf of parents.
3Siblings attending the school — Third priority for admission shall be given to children who have a brother/sister, half-brother/sister (where the children share one common parent), or stepbrother/stepsister, living at the same address and who will still be attending Northfield Road Primary School in the academic year 2027/2028.
4Distance from home to school — Any places that remain available once the above applicants have been admitted will be filled according to those children who live closest to the school, determined by a straight-line measurement in metres, from the home address to the main entrance of Northfield Road Primary School.

If two applications tie: Random allocation will be used as a tie-break in category (d) above to decide who has the highest priority for admission if the distance between two children's homes and the school is the same. Applicants' names will be drawn by lots. The process will be independently verified.

EHCP: In accordance with legislation, a child with an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) will be offered a place at the school named in the EHCP as the most appropriate to meet the child's individual needs; admitted before oversubscription criteria applied. Twins/multiple births: school will exceed admission number to prevent separation of twins/triplets. Waiting list operates until 31 August 2028. Transcribed from the school's own determined admission arrangements as published by Dudley MBC admission arrangements directory. Children with an EHCP naming the school are admitted first; that is a statutory duty, not an oversubscription criterion.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Northfield Road Primary School: key facts

What did School Atlas judge Northfield Road Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged Northfield Road Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Expected standard at its inspection in November 2025, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend Northfield Road Primary School?: Northfield Road Primary School has 366 pupils on roll.
What ages does Northfield Road Primary School take?: Northfield Road Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Northfield Road Primary School located?: Northfield Road Primary School is located in Dudley, DY2 9ER, Dudley.
How do I apply to Northfield Road Primary School?: Northfield Road Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at Northfield Road Primary School?: When Northfield Road Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — First priority for admission shall be given to relevant looked after children or children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order; 2. Serious and ongoing medical condition — Second priority for admission shall be given to children with a 'serious and ongoing medical condition' where Northfield Road Primary School is the most appropriate school to meet the condition. Parents must provide supportive information from their child's Medical Consultant at the time of application in order to be considered under this criteria. This supportive information should include information about the needs of the child and should detail the difficulties the child would experience if they attended another school. Parents should also indicate why Northfield Road Primary School is the most appropriate to meet their child's medical condition rather than any other school. We will not seek to obtain medical evidence on behalf of parents; 3. Siblings attending the school — Third priority for admission shall be given to children who have a brother/sister, half-brother/sister (where the children share one common parent), or stepbrother/stepsister, living at the same address and who will still be attending Northfield Road Primary School in the academic year 2027/2028, and 1 further criteria. Tie-break: Random allocation will be used as a tie-break in category (d) above to decide who has the highest priority for admission if the distance between two children's homes and the school is the same. Applicants' names will be drawn by lots. The process will be independently verified.
What is the largest ethnic background at Northfield Road Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 50.3% of pupils at Northfield Road Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Northfield Road Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — First priority for admission shall be given to relevant looked after children or children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order.
2Serious and ongoing medical condition — Second priority for admission shall be given to children with a 'serious and ongoing medical condition' where Northfield Road Primary School is the most appropriate school to meet the condition. Parents must provide supportive information from their child's Medical Consultant at the time of application in order to be considered under this criteria. This supportive information should include information about the needs of the child and should detail the difficulties the child would experience if they attended another school. Parents should also indicate why Northfield Road Primary School is the most appropriate to meet their child's medical condition rather than any other school. We will not seek to obtain medical evidence on behalf of parents.
3Siblings attending the school — Third priority for admission shall be given to children who have a brother/sister, half-brother/sister (where the children share one common parent), or stepbrother/stepsister, living at the same address and who will still be attending Northfield Road Primary School in the academic year 2027/2028.
4Distance from home to school — Any places that remain available once the above applicants have been admitted will be filled according to those children who live closest to the school, determined by a straight-line measurement in metres, from the home address to the main entrance of Northfield Road Primary School.

Northfield Road Primary School: key facts

What did School Atlas judge Northfield Road Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged Northfield Road Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Expected standard at its inspection in November 2025, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend Northfield Road Primary School?: Northfield Road Primary School has 366 pupils on roll.
What ages does Northfield Road Primary School take?: Northfield Road Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Northfield Road Primary School located?: Northfield Road Primary School is located in Dudley, DY2 9ER, Dudley.
How do I apply to Northfield Road Primary School?: Northfield Road Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at Northfield Road Primary School?: When Northfield Road Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — First priority for admission shall be given to relevant looked after children or children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order; 2. Serious and ongoing medical condition — Second priority for admission shall be given to children with a 'serious and ongoing medical condition' where Northfield Road Primary School is the most appropriate school to meet the condition. Parents must provide supportive information from their child's Medical Consultant at the time of application in order to be considered under this criteria. This supportive information should include information about the needs of the child and should detail the difficulties the child would experience if they attended another school. Parents should also indicate why Northfield Road Primary School is the most appropriate to meet their child's medical condition rather than any other school. We will not seek to obtain medical evidence on behalf of parents; 3. Siblings attending the school — Third priority for admission shall be given to children who have a brother/sister, half-brother/sister (where the children share one common parent), or stepbrother/stepsister, living at the same address and who will still be attending Northfield Road Primary School in the academic year 2027/2028, and 1 further criteria. Tie-break: Random allocation will be used as a tie-break in category (d) above to decide who has the highest priority for admission if the distance between two children's homes and the school is the same. Applicants' names will be drawn by lots. The process will be independently verified.
What is the largest ethnic background at Northfield Road Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 50.3% of pupils at Northfield Road Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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