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Gig Mill Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
The Broadway, Norton, Stourbridge DY8 3HL · gig-mill.dudley.sch.uk · 01384 818600
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2020
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 52%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Dudley 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 535
- 88% of 607 places
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 20%
- First language not English
- 3.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Hales Valley Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 58 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 91% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 58 | 1 | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 47 | 42 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 62 | 62 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 54 | 52 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 66 | 54 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Dudley it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼52% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 103822)
Ofsted
Gig Mill Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 March 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 10 Mar 2020
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103822)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Dec 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 103822), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103822)
Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103822)
Oct 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103822)