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Oldswinford C of E Primary School

Primary · Stourbridge · DY8 2JQ

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 8 March 2023

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At a glance

413 pupils · 98% of 420 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary controlled school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.oldswinford.dudley.sch.uk
URN
103839

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 76 families named it first for 60 Reception places, 1.27 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 1158 m (≈0.72 mi); distance decided places in 2 of the 5 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2022 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 8 March 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.27 first-choice applications per place

60 places offered · 76 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 1158 m (≈0.72 mi) for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 1158 m (≈0.72 mi)

measured in a straight line.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

60 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
80%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
13%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school80%
Median of its 12 closest peers77%
Dudley average62.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Lunts Heath Primary SchoolWidnes · 69 miles awayOutstanding84%
Ludworth Primary SchoolStockport · 66 miles awayGood77%
Rickleton Primary SchoolWashington · 170 miles awayOutstanding89%
Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBradford · 92 miles awayExpected standard77%
Stowford SchoolIvybridge · 161 miles awayGood86%
Wickham Common Primary SchoolWest Wickham · 118 miles awayGood63%
Juniper Hill SchoolHigh Wycombe · 85 miles awayGood67%
Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolBaldock · 89 miles awayGood (2016)64%
Helmshore Primary SchoolRossendale · 86 miles awayGood88%
Heron Way Primary SchoolHorsham · 124 miles awayOutstanding95%
Meltham CofE (VC) Primary SchoolHolmfirth · 80 miles awayGood59%
Aspin Park AcademyKnaresborough · 111 miles awayGood66%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 86% (Dudley 67%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Dudley 2%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Dudley 8%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Dudley 3%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Dudley 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Dudley 3%, England 2%) · Any other White background 1% (Dudley 3%, England 7%) · Black African 1% (Dudley 4%, England 5%) · Not recorded 1% (Dudley 2%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
5.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.46 suspensions per 100 pupils and 2 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Dudley: 2.39 suspensions and 0.10 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
25.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

93% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 7% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

57.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £54,556; 23.5% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,940
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 73% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 5% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£273,541; in-year balance -£218,468

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher43.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications14.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work50.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier78.7%62.3%
Social housing9.7%17.1%
Privately rented11.6%20.5%
Detached houses37.6%22.9%
Flats13.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms30.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van15.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01009850 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£323,000363 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£215,000–£450,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (127)£500,000
Semi-detached (84)£340,000
Terraced (83)£250,000
Flat (69)£160,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Inside the Reception cutoff distance (1.16 km, 2026 entry): 504 sales, median £305,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
17an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
4an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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