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OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 103869

Alder Coppice Primary School

Foundation school · Dudley · DY3 3PS

Ages 4–11 · 351 pupils · Dudley

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

56%

Overall absence

5.9%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-05-08

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)56%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.7%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
344

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

44

Places offered

46

1st-preference offers

44

Total preferences (any rank)
104
Preferred offers (top 3)
46
Applications from outside LA
13
Offers to outside-LA applicants
6

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill81%

351 pupils · 435 places

Pupils on roll
351
Boys / girls
176 / 175
School capacity
435
Capacity fill
351 / 435 (81%)
Free school meals
18.6%
FSM pupils
63
Gender
Mixed
School type
Foundation school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Supported by a trust
Headteacher
Headteacher Peter Mandelstam

Location

Address
Northway, Sedgley
Postcode
DY3 3PS
Town
Dudley
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Dudley
District
Dudley
Constituency
Dudley
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed foundation school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Dudley, Dudley, 351 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 18.6%.

Open schools in Dudley
38
Primary schools in Dudley
23
Academies among open schools in Dudley
61% (23)
Open schools in DY3
12
Primary in DY3
8
Open schools in Dudley LA
118
Primary in Dudley LA
78

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • KS257%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM36.5%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Cotwall End Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

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    • KS266%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM8.0%
    • Demand1.02

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  • St Chad's Catholic Primary School

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    • KS273%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM16.6%
    • Demand1.10

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  • Spring Vale Primary School

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    • FSM44.2%

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    • Absence6.7%
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  • Straits Primary School

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    • KS280%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM7.3%
    • Demand0.95

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  • Hill Avenue Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM43.8%
    • Demand0.86

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Contact

Headteacher
Headteacher Peter Mandelstam
Telephone
01384816610
Website
http://www.alder.dudley.sch.uk

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