St Mary's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Kingswinford, 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 🔒
St Mary's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Kingswinford, Dudley for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Dudley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
St Mary's CofE 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 Reception applicant in 2026 was offered a place, as at 34 of the 77 other Dudley primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- 2024/25: 44% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Dudley.
- Reception 2026 had 17 first-choice applications for 19 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 19.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Dudley is 10.4%.
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
- Queen Street, Kingswinford, DY6 7AQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Dudley
- Pupils on roll
- 170 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “They belong to a community, where everyone cares for each other.”
- “Pupils receive the attention and support they need from adults, who have high aspirations for their futures.”
To improve
- “Over time, pupils have not achieved the outcomes they are capable of.”
- “Some pupils have gaps in their knowledge because these improvements are recent.”
- “Sometimes, there are missed opportunities for more frequent interactions, which would further enhance children’s progress.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 May 2026 (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) | 44% | 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: 17 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 17 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.
- Dawley Brook Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Blanford Mere Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Maidensbridge Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Glynne Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Bromley Hills Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Crestwood Park Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Fairhaven Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published