Foundation school · Dudley

Alder Coppice Primary School

4–11Ages
351Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103869URN

Northway, Sedgley, Dudley, DY3 3PS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.4 above Dudley median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dudley

82 applications for 30 places · 22nd of 76 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2024

Inspection history

11 April 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
3 April 2014
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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Dudley median (2.4) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

82 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 2.7; Dudley median median 2.4
2025 2.4; Dudley median median 2.1
2024 2.3; Dudley median median 2.2
2023 2.3; Dudley median median 2.2
2022 2.2; Dudley median median 2.1
2021 2.2; Dudley median median 2.2
2020 2.4; Dudley median median 2.3
2019 2.0; Dudley median median 2.3
2018 2.1; Dudley median median 2.2
2017 2.1; Dudley median median 2.4
2016 2.4; Dudley median median 2.4
2015 2.0; Dudley median median 2.3
2014 1.9; 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	30	82	2.7	32	1.07
Sep 2025	30	72	2.4	25	0.83
Sep 2024	46	104	2.3	44	0.96
Sep 2023	43	99	2.3	39	0.91
Sep 2022	48	103	2.2	45	0.94
Sep 2021	41	92	2.2	35	0.85
Sep 2020	46	112	2.4	44	0.96
Sep 2019	60	119	2.0	58	0.97
Sep 2018	58	121	2.1	50	0.86
Sep 2017	60	125	2.1	56	0.93
Sep 2016	60	145	2.4	74	1.23
Sep 2015	59	119	2.0	56	0.95
Sep 2014	61	115	1.9	59	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 76% · Maths 73% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%29th of 75 in Dudley

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Dudley 77% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Dudley 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Dudley 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Dudley 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Dudley 77% England 77%

Higher standard31%

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	66%	10%	106	105
2023/24	56%	10%	106	101
2022/23	60%	5%	106	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

Alder Coppice Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

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

2026

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

Standards maintained2025

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

Good2023

2.4applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School
1.9 km · Wolverhampton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
Spring Vale Primary School
2.0 km · Wolverhampton

2026

2.2applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Goldthorn Park Primary School
2.1 km · Wolverhampton

2026

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Straits Primary School
2.1 km · Dudley

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Hill Avenue Academy
2.1 km · Wolverhampton

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103869 · 332/5200
Capacity: 435 pupils · 351 on roll
Free school meals: 18.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Northway, Sedgley, Dudley, DY3 3PS
Local authority: Dudley

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