Rufford Primary School

State-Funded School

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West MidlandsRegion

DudleyLocal Authority

StourbridgeConstituency

DY9 7NRPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Rufford Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Dudley, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 260 pupils. Rufford Primary School is part of Invictus Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 63%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

48%

Asian

34%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

260

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

37%

England average

27%

First language not English

37%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 260
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Invictus Education Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
23 Jun 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
11 Apr 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.