Community school · Dudley

Cotwall End Primary School

5–11Ages
415Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103810URN

Cotwall End Road, Sedgley, Dudley, DY3 3YG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Dudley median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dudley

152 applications for 60 places · 26th of 76 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

Inspection history

12 February 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
12 May 2015
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Dudley median (2.4) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

152 applications · 60 places offered · 62 named it first

2026 2.5; Dudley median median 2.4
2025 2.8; Dudley median median 2.1
2024 3.1; Dudley median median 2.2
2023 2.9; Dudley median median 2.2
2022 2.9; Dudley median median 2.1
2021 3.3; Dudley median median 2.2
2020 3.0; Dudley median median 2.3
2019 3.1; Dudley median median 2.3
2018 2.9; Dudley median median 2.2
2017 3.2; Dudley median median 2.4
2016 2.7; Dudley median median 2.4
2015 2.8; Dudley median median 2.3
2014 2.6; Dudley median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Dudley median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Dudley median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	152	2.5	62	1.03
Sep 2025	60	166	2.8	69	1.15
Sep 2024	60	183	3.1	61	1.02
Sep 2023	60	172	2.9	80	1.33
Sep 2022	60	173	2.9	62	1.03
Sep 2021	60	196	3.3	69	1.15
Sep 2020	60	181	3.0	56	0.93
Sep 2019	60	183	3.1	55	0.92
Sep 2018	60	176	2.9	66	1.10
Sep 2017	58	185	3.2	49	0.84
Sep 2016	57	151	2.7	46	0.81
Sep 2015	61	171	2.8	54	0.89
Sep 2014	50	128	2.6	42	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 75% · Maths 82% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%25th of 75 in Dudley

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Dudley 77% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Dudley 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Dudley 74% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Dudley 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Dudley 77% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Dudley 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Dudley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	67%	12%	105	105
2023/24	66%	12%	106	104
2022/23	68%	15%	106	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Cotwall End Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Chad's Catholic Primary School
0.3 km · Dudley

Good2023

2.4applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Queen Victoria Primary School
0.7 km · Dudley

2026

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Alder Coppice Primary School
1.0 km · Dudley

Remains Good2024

2.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Straits Primary School
1.5 km · Dudley

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Bramford Primary School
1.8 km · Dudley

Remains Good · improving2024

2.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Roberts Primary School
1.8 km · Dudley

2026

2.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Hurst Hill Primary School
1.9 km · Dudley

2026

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Wrens Nest Primary School
2.2 km · Dudley

2026

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103810 · 332/2130
Capacity: 420 pupils · 415 on roll
Free school meals: 8.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Cotwall End Road, Sedgley, Dudley, DY3 3YG
Local authority: Dudley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources