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Dudley Wood Primary School

3–11Ages
451Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144078URN

Dudley Wood Road, Dudley Wood Primary School, Dudley Wood Road, Dudley, Dy2 0db, Dudley, DY2 0DB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 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

110 applications for 46 places · 35th of 76 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%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 · 2 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Dudley median (2.4) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

110 applications · 46 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 2.4; Dudley median median 2.4
2025 1.9; Dudley median median 2.1
2024 1.9; Dudley median median 2.2
2023 1.6; Dudley median median 2.2
2022 2.0; Dudley median median 2.1
2021 1.8; Dudley median median 2.2
2020 1.8; Dudley median median 2.3
2019 2.2; Dudley median median 2.3
2018 1.9; Dudley median median 2.2
2017 2.1; Dudley median median 2.4; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Dudley median median 2.4; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Dudley median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Dudley median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Dudley median in 1 of 9 years.

This school
Dudley median

Dashed bars: as Dudley Wood Primary School (URN 103773), the previous school.

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	46	110	2.4	42	0.91
Sep 2025	52	99	1.9	46	0.88
Sep 2024	52	97	1.9	49	0.94
Sep 2023	59	95	1.6	52	0.88
Sep 2022	57	115	2.0	46	0.81
Sep 2021	56	103	1.8	48	0.86
Sep 2020	58	103	1.8	53	0.91
Sep 2019	60	132	2.2	67	1.12
Sep 2018	59	110	1.9	58	0.98
Sep 2017 *	60	127	2.1	65	1.08
Sep 2016 *	59	99	1.7	50	0.85
Sep 2015 *	60	111	1.9	59	0.98
Sep 2014 *	60	116	1.9	63	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 77% · Maths 75% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%32nd of 75 in Dudley

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Dudley 77% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Dudley 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Dudley 74% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Dudley 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Dudley 77% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Dudley 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	65%	2%	106	103
2023/24	40%	0%	103	100
2022/23	48%	0%	103	102

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

Dudley Wood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Netherbrook Primary School
0.6 km · Dudley

Good2023

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Corngreaves Academy
0.8 km · Sandwell

Good2023

2.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Reddal Hill Primary School
1.1 km · Sandwell

2026

1.5applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Quarry Bank Primary School
1.2 km · Dudley

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Old Hill Primary School
1.3 km · Sandwell

2026

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Netherton CofE Primary School
1.4 km · Dudley

Good2023

2.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Northfield Road Primary School
1.5 km · Dudley

2025

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Timbertree Academy
1.6 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 86%met the SATs standard

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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: 144078 · 332/2005
Trust: The Rivers C of E Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 460 pupils · 451 on roll
Free school meals: 29.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2017
Replaced: Dudley Wood Primary School (URN 103773)
Address: Dudley Wood Road, Dudley Wood Primary School, Dudley Wood Road, Dudley, Dy2 0db, Dudley, DY2 0DB
Local authority: Dudley

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