Community school · Dudley

Wrens Nest Primary School

2–11Ages
537Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103823URN

Marigold Crescent, Wrens Nest Estate, Dudley, DY1 3NX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.7 below Dudley median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dudley

102 applications for 60 places · 67th 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

Report card · inspected 19 May 2026Published 14 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

19 May 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
9 March 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Dudley median (2.4) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

102 applications · 60 places offered · 68 named it first

2026 1.7; Dudley median median 2.4
2025 1.7; Dudley median median 2.1
2024 1.7; Dudley median median 2.2
2023 1.4; Dudley median median 2.2
2022 1.9; Dudley median median 2.1
2021 1.5; Dudley median median 2.2
2020 1.3; Dudley median median 2.3
2019 1.2; Dudley median median 2.3
2018 1.6; Dudley median median 2.2
2017 1.6; Dudley median median 2.4
2016 1.8; Dudley median median 2.4
2015 1.7; Dudley median median 2.3
2014 1.7; Dudley median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Dudley median in 0 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	102	1.7	68	1.13
Sep 2025	60	99	1.7	63	1.05
Sep 2024	60	99	1.7	58	0.97
Sep 2023	60	84	1.4	55	0.92
Sep 2022	60	113	1.9	68	1.13
Sep 2021	54	82	1.5	45	0.83
Sep 2020	59	77	1.3	51	0.86
Sep 2019	60	72	1.2	69	1.15
Sep 2018	59	97	1.6	66	1.12
Sep 2017	60	98	1.6	68	1.13
Sep 2016	60	106	1.8	73	1.22
Sep 2015	60	102	1.7	64	1.07
Sep 2014	60	101	1.7	63	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 70% · Maths 78% → 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 standard70%

Dudley 77% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Dudley 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Dudley 74% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Dudley 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Dudley 77% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Dudley 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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%	3%	104	104
2023/24	63%	12%	104	103
2022/23	53%	8%	105	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

Wrens Nest Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Priory Primary School
0.9 km · Dudley

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Bramford Primary School
1.2 km · Dudley

Remains Good · improving2024

2.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Milking Bank Primary School
1.2 km · Dudley

Remains Good2023
Roberts Primary School
1.3 km · Dudley

2026

2.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Foxyards Primary School
1.4 km · Dudley

Good2023

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Jesson's Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Dudley

Requires improvement2023

1.3applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Red Hall Primary School
1.9 km · Dudley

Good2023

1.8applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
St Chad's Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Dudley

Good2023

2.4applications per place 86%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103823 · 332/2146
Capacity: 550 pupils · 537 on roll
Free school meals: 58.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Marigold Crescent, Wrens Nest Estate, Dudley, DY1 3NX
Local authority: Dudley

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