Best Schools in Kingswinford

How many schools are there in Kingswinford?

Kingswinford has 12 open schools: 9 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through and 1 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in Kingswinford?

None of the 9 graded schools in Kingswinford currently holds an Outstanding rating. 9 are rated Good, so 100% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Kingswinford get the best GCSE results?

Of the 3 schools in Kingswinford with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Summerhill School, with an Attainment 8 score of 51 and 60% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Kingswinford Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 50.9 and 58% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and The Brier School, with an Attainment 8 score of 1.1 and 0% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Summerhill SchoolKingswinford AcademyThe Brier School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Kingswinford have the best SATs results?

Of the 9 primary schools in Kingswinford with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Maidensbridge Primary School (97% in reading, 83% in maths); Blanford Mere Primary School (89% in reading, 82% in maths); and Glynne Primary School (80% in reading, 87% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Maidensbridge Primary SchoolBlanford Mere Primary SchoolGlynne Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Kingswinford?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Kingswinford selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Kingswinford have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Kingswinford have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Dudley allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Kingswinford?

Apply to Dudley through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.