Sycamore Short Stay School
Other · Pupil referral unit · Ages 5–15 · Dudley
Sycamore Short Stay School is an other school in Dudley for ages 5–15 (pupil referral unit). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 5 June 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Old Farm Estate, Dudley, DY1 3QE
- Type
- Pupil referral unit
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 5–15
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Dudley
- Pupils on roll
- 16 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 87.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 5 June 2024
Strengths
- “There is a calm, welcoming and purposeful atmosphere present throughout this inclusive school.”
- “Leaders ensure that pupils’ needs are carefully assessed on arrival, and this includes listening to the voices of pupils and parents.”
- “The school works hard to minimise or remove the barriers that pupils face to attending school.”
To improve
- “Pupils can arrive with unrecognised or unmet special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “However, teachers do not always select activities that match the ambitious nature of the planned curriculum.”
- “This means that pupils are not always engaged in tasks that help them to build towards what the school intends.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Dudley.
- The Wenlock School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Woodsetton School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Priory Park Community School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Rowan School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Cherry Tree Learning Centre 1.4 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- Sutton School 1.6 mi School remains Good
- Rosewood School 1.8 mi Good
- Pens Meadow School 2.8 mi Standards maintained