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St Mary's CofE Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Dudley

Queen Street, Kingswinford, DY6 7AQ

Website 01384818295

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

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No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

92.9%

24.3% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

170

Capacity used

Has space

70%

242 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

13 of 13 families who put it first got an offer

16

Places offered

47

Total applications

2.9

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1313● 100%
2nd preference172● 12%
3rd preference91● 11%
Later preferences (4th–5th)80● 0%
Total471634%

1st preference success by year

100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Dudley lets families list 5 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Amy Wainwright
Address
Queen Street, Kingswinford, DY6 7AQ
Phone
01384818295
Local authority
Dudley
Ward / constituency
Kingswinford North & Wall Heath · Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
148937

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals21%——
English as additional language2%——
SEN support8%——
50% boys (85)50% girls (85)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF WORCESTER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

170 pupils · 242 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    10 March 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionExpected standard
    AchievementNeeds attention
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
    Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
    Leadership and governanceExpected standard
    Early yearsExpected standard
    Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
    Post-16 provisionNot applicable
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 136 pupils

Attendance

92.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

7.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

24.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

2.9%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

26%
23/24
24%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths36%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard44%
-18% vs England
Higher standard4%
-4% vs England

Reading

Expected standard70%
-5% vs England
Higher standard22%
-11% vs England
Average score103
-3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard63%
-9% vs England
Greater depth11%
-2% vs England

Maths

Expected standard59%
-15% vs England
Higher standard19%
-7% vs England
Average score102
-3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard59%
-14% vs England
Higher standard15%
-15% vs England
Average score102
-3 vs England

Science

Expected standard81%
-1% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

362024442025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)44%61%
Higher standard4%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Dudley council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.