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Dingle Community Primary School

Community school · Kingswinford · DY6 8PF

Ages 5–11 · 188 pupils · Dudley

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

50%

Overall absence

5.9%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-28

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)50%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
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 absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.9%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.4%
Enrolments in measure
168

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

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

27

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

27

Total preferences (any rank)
54
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill90%

188 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
188
Boys / girls
96 / 92
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
188 / 210 (90%)
Free school meals
24.5%
FSM pupils
46
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
Ms Nichola Heather

Location

Address
Madeley Road
Postcode
DY6 8PF
Town
Kingswinford
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Dudley
District
Dudley
Constituency
Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
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 Kingswinford, Dudley, 188 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 24.5%.

Open schools in Kingswinford
12
Primary schools in Kingswinford
9
Academies among open schools in Kingswinford
33% (4)
Open schools in DY6
13
Primary in DY6
9
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.

Compare with theseAll in KingswinfordNear DY6

  • Bromley Hills Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Kingswinford · DY6 8LW · Dudley

    Ages 4–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM25.5%
    • Demand0.94

    0.4 miles away

  • Crestwood Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Kingswinford · DY6 8RP · Dudley

    Ages 5–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM26.2%
    • Demand1.10

    0.4 miles away

  • Hawbush Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Brierley Hill · DY5 3NH · Dudley

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM52.5%

    0.6 miles away

  • Fairhaven Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stourbridge · DY8 5PY · Dudley

    Ages 2–11

    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM25.1%
    • Demand0.96

    0.7 miles away

  • The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Brierley Hill · DY5 4PJ · Dudley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM47.1%
    • Demand1.27

    0.8 miles away

  • Brockmoor Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Brierley Hill · DY5 3UZ · Dudley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM45.9%
    • Demand0.98

    0.8 miles away

  • Brook Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stourbridge · DY8 5YN · Dudley

    Ages 5–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM26.6%
    • Demand0.98

    1.0 miles away

  • Glynne Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Kingswinford · DY6 9TH · Dudley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM5.7%
    • Demand1.13

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Nichola Heather
Telephone
01384283699
Website
http://www.dingle.dudley.sch.uk

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