Academy converter · Dudley

St Chad's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
238Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
140144URN

Catholic Lane, Sedgley, Dudley, DY3 3UE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Dudley median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dudley

69 applications for 29 places · 38th of 76 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

86%met the expected standard

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

23 May 2023
Graded inspection: Good
12 March 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

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

69 applications · 29 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Dudley median median 2.4
2025 2.9; Dudley median median 2.1
2024 2.7; Dudley median median 2.2
2023 2.7; Dudley median median 2.2
2022 3.1; Dudley median median 2.1
2021 3.0; Dudley median median 2.2
2020 3.4; Dudley median median 2.3
2019 2.7; Dudley median median 2.3
2018 2.8; Dudley median median 2.2
2017 2.9; Dudley median median 2.4
2016 2.3; Dudley median median 2.4
2015 2.7; Dudley median median 2.3
2014 2.5; 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	29	69	2.4	28	0.97
Sep 2025	29	83	2.9	39	1.34
Sep 2024	30	82	2.7	33	1.10
Sep 2023	29	79	2.7	30	1.03
Sep 2022	30	94	3.1	33	1.10
Sep 2021	30	91	3.0	35	1.17
Sep 2020	29	98	3.4	39	1.34
Sep 2019	30	80	2.7	27	0.90
Sep 2018	30	85	2.8	36	1.20
Sep 2017	30	88	2.9	35	1.17
Sep 2016	30	69	2.3	20	0.67
Sep 2015	30	80	2.7	26	0.87
Sep 2014	30	76	2.5	36	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 86% · Maths 97% → all three 86% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard86%6th of 75 in Dudley

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Dudley 77% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Dudley 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Dudley 74% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Dudley 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Dudley 77% England 77%

Higher standard14%

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	86%	10%	108	106
2023/24	73%	7%	107	105
2022/23	83%	17%	112	109

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

St Chad's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.4applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Cotwall End Primary School
0.3 km · Dudley

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Queen Victoria Primary School
0.6 km · Dudley

2026

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

Remains Good2024

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

Remains Good · improving2024

2.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Hurst Hill Primary School
1.6 km · Dudley

2026

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Straits Primary School
1.7 km · Dudley

Remains Good2023

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

2026

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

2026

1.7applications per place 67%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140144 · 332/3304
Trust: St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 238 on roll
Free school meals: 16.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: St Chad's Catholic Primary School (URN 103844)
Address: Catholic Lane, Sedgley, Dudley, DY3 3UE
Local authority: Dudley

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