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Cherry Tree Learning Centre

Pupil referral unit / alternative provision · ages 5-16MixedAcademy alternative provision converter0 pupilsDudley
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedGoodConfirmed by Ofsted, April 2024
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Places80 spare0 pupils, 80 places
Pupils per teacher2.7School workforce census
Pupils on roll0Census January 2026

Cherry Tree Learning Centre is an academy alternative provision converter in Dudley for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 0 pupils and room for 80. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.

Overfield Road, Russell's Hall Estate, Dudley, DY1 2NX01384 813739Mrs Victoria Howard head of centreAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 25 April 2024 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Dudley council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll0Census January 2026
Places800% full
Pupils from low-income families0%0% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English0%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0 pupils with a plan
White British pupils0%
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll001000
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support0%100%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%0%0%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers18.8full-time equivalent, 23 people
Pupils per teacher2.7Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants5.3full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£55,247
Teachers who left in the year8%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher12.52024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£28,382England £7,128. Total £1.9m
Income per pupil£29,412England £7,587. Total £2.0m
Spent on teachers per pupil£20,794England £3,405
Money in reserve40%A lot put by: £801k, £12k per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£70kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£28,382spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m18412 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate150 per 1,000 people65% higher than the England average
Typical house price£236,000Dudley

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Russells Hall Primary SchoolCouncil60 m413No overall grade 202515Compare
Milking Bank Primary SchoolAcademy830 mNot inspectedCompare
Sutton SchoolFoundation special school870 m194Good 2024Compare
Pegasus AcademyAcademy910 m697Report card 202652Compare
St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England0.8 miles336Good 202230Compare
Red Hall Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles429Good 202313Compare
Roberts Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles626Report card 202620Compare
Woodside Primary School and NurseryAcademy0.9 miles501Good 20236Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Cherry Tree Learning Centre a good school?

Cherry Tree Learning Centre doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in April 2024.

What is Cherry Tree Learning Centre's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Cherry Tree Learning Centre good at its last full inspection on 25 April 2024.

How many pupils does Cherry Tree Learning Centre have?

0 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 80 places, so it is 0% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Overfield Road, Russell's Hall Estate, Dudley, DY1 2NX
Telephone
01384 813739
Head of Centre
Mrs Victoria Howard
Type of school
Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
Phase
Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-16
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
The Skylark Trust (3 schools)
Local authority
Dudley
Ward
St. James's
Constituency
Dudley
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 December 2019 (academy converter)
URN
147479 · LAESTAB 3321102 · UKPRN 10084989
Formerly
Cherry Tree Learning Centre

Where these figures come from