Academy converter · Dudley

Kates Hill Primary School

3–11Ages
445Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144080URN

Peel Street, Dudley, DY2 7HP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 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

83 applications for 50 places · 69th of 76 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%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 14 July 2026Published 23 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
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

14 July 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
23 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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)

83 applications · 50 places offered · 45 named it first

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

More applications per place than the Dudley median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Dudley median

Dashed bars: as Kates Hill Community Primary School (URN 103774), 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	50	83	1.7	45	0.90
Sep 2025	49	86	1.8	43	0.88
Sep 2024	54	91	1.7	42	0.78
Sep 2023	60	97	1.6	51	0.85
Sep 2022	54	92	1.7	52	0.96
Sep 2021	56	76	1.4	40	0.71
Sep 2020	47	91	1.9	38	0.81
Sep 2019	45	78	1.7	34	0.76
Sep 2018	59	83	1.4	54	0.92
Sep 2017 *	54	94	1.7	47	0.87
Sep 2016 *	58	94	1.6	53	0.91
Sep 2015 *	60	103	1.7	55	0.92
Sep 2014 *	58	87	1.5	51	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 76% · Maths 76% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%35th of 75 in Dudley

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Dudley 77% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Dudley 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Dudley 74% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Dudley 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Dudley 77% England 77%

Higher standard25%

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	64%	17%	105	103
2023/24	52%	3%	101	101
2022/23	53%	5%	101	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

Kates Hill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Dudley

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Beechwood Church of England Primary School
0.5 km · Dudley

Good2024

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Tividale Hall Primary School
0.9 km · Sandwell

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Sledmere Primary School
1.0 km · Dudley

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Burnt Tree Primary School
1.3 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

2026

4.6applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Jesson's Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Dudley

Requires improvement2023

1.3applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Oakham Primary School
1.7 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 68%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: 144080 · 332/2010
Trust: Dudley Academies Trust
Capacity: 498 pupils · 445 on roll
Free school meals: 44.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2017
Replaced: Kates Hill Community Primary School (URN 103774)
Address: Peel Street, Dudley, DY2 7HP
Local authority: Dudley

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources