Newfield Park Primary Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Halesowen, Dudley·B63 3TP
Composite score
72.1
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#1,521
National rank
#120
In West Midlands
#3
In Dudley
Top 10%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
75%
% achieving higher RWM
20%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
89%
65 first choices, 60 places
First choices per place
1.08
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
123
any preference, for 60 places
Last place offered lived
0.70 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 1127 m
Applications from another council area
14%

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
463
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
11.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
6.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
16.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,185
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Newfield Park Primary Academy at a glance

Located in Halesowen, Dudley, Newfield Park Primary Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 463 pupils aged 3 to 11. 75% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 9.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 10% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 20% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Newfield Park Primary Academy is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 65 first choices for 60 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 0.70 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. There are about 23.6 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Newfield Park Primary Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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