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Cotwall End Primary School

Community school · Dudley · DY3 3YG

Ages 5–11 · 415 pupils · Dudley

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

66%

Overall absence

5.0%

Admissions demand

1.02 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-03-17

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)66%
Higher standard (RWM)12%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.8%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
364

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

1.02 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

61

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

55

Total preferences (any rank)
183
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
11
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill99%

415 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
415
Boys / girls
208 / 207
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
415 / 420 (99%)
Free school meals
8%
FSM pupils
33
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Claire Williams

Location

Address
Cotwall End Road, Sedgley
Postcode
DY3 3YG
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 community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Dudley, Dudley, 415 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 8%.

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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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Claire Williams
Telephone
01384818730
Website
www.cotwall.dudley.sch.uk/

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