Community school · Dudley

Straits Primary School

5–11Ages
410Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103827URN

Longfellow Road, Lower Gornal, Dudley, DY3 3EE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.3 below Dudley median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dudley

121 applications for 57 places · 48th of 76 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

29 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
26 September 2013
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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

121 applications · 57 places offered · 56 named it first

2026 2.1; Dudley median median 2.4
2025 1.9; Dudley median median 2.1
2024 2.1; Dudley median median 2.2
2023 2.1; Dudley median median 2.2
2022 2.1; Dudley median median 2.1
2021 2.7; Dudley median median 2.2
2020 2.3; Dudley median median 2.3
2019 2.3; Dudley median median 2.3
2018 2.3; Dudley median median 2.2
2017 2.4; Dudley median median 2.4
2016 2.1; Dudley median median 2.4
2015 2.2; Dudley median median 2.3
2014 2.4; Dudley median median 2.3

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	57	121	2.1	56	0.98
Sep 2025	60	116	1.9	54	0.90
Sep 2024	57	120	2.1	54	0.95
Sep 2023	60	125	2.1	47	0.78
Sep 2022	59	125	2.1	52	0.88
Sep 2021	53	141	2.7	46	0.87
Sep 2020	60	138	2.3	61	1.02
Sep 2019	60	137	2.3	59	0.98
Sep 2018	59	138	2.3	52	0.88
Sep 2017	60	143	2.4	67	1.12
Sep 2016	60	127	2.1	54	0.90
Sep 2015	46	100	2.2	33	0.72
Sep 2014	46	108	2.4	37	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 74% · Maths 87% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%21st of 75 in Dudley

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Dudley 77% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Dudley 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Dudley 74% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Dudley 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Dudley 77% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Dudley 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	69%	11%	106	106
2023/24	80%	8%	108	107
2022/23	59%	7%	105	104

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

Straits Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Red Hall Primary School
1.3 km · Dudley

Good2023

1.8applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Cotwall End Primary School
1.5 km · Dudley

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Roberts Primary School
1.5 km · Dudley

2026

2.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Chad's Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Dudley

Good2023

2.4applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Alder Coppice Primary School
2.1 km · Dudley

Remains Good2024

2.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Queen Victoria Primary School
2.2 km · Dudley

2026

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Milking Bank Primary School
2.3 km · Dudley

Remains Good2023
Wrens Nest Primary School
2.6 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: 103827 · 332/2150
Capacity: 420 pupils · 410 on roll
Free school meals: 7.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Longfellow Road, Lower Gornal, Dudley, DY3 3EE
Local authority: Dudley

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