Dudley Wood Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Dudley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Dudley Wood Primary School is a primary school in Dudley for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 2 July 2024. Dudley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Dudley Wood Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as was also the case at 34 of the 77 other Dudley primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For 2026 Reception entry there were 42 first-choice applications for 46 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer, the 24th lowest of 77 Dudley primary schools.
- The school has 24 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Dudley is 20.1.
- In 2024/25, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Dudley.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Dudley schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Dudley Wood Road, Dudley Wood Primary School, Dudley Wood Road, Dudley, Dy2 0db, Dudley, DY2 0DB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Dudley
- Pupils on roll
- 451 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 2 July 2024
Strengths
- “The ‘STARS’ values of Sharing, Trust, Achievement, Respect and Safety are lived daily at Dudley Wood Primary School.”
- “Their well-being is prioritised.”
- “Trusted adults in school listen to and respond to any worries pupils may have.”
To improve
- “However, on occasion, some staff do not use this information or training to consistently adapt lessons for all pupils.”
- “This makes learning harder for some pupils and limits their achievements.”
- “However, misconceptions are not identified and addressed quickly enough as pupils apply their phonic knowledge when writing.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 65% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 42 first-preference applications, 46 offers in total, 42 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Dudley.
- Netherbrook Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Quarry Bank Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Netherton CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Northfield Road Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cradley CofE Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Colley Lane Primary Academy 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Mount Pleasant Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary's RC Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published