Cotwall End Primary School, Dudley

In its own words: "Our staff recently took part in a value education day. This involved the staff identifying which values they felt best represented Cotwall End. From that session we came up with a number of values to present to the children of Cotwall End."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Cotwall End Primary School has a well deserved reputation of being a caring school. We will do our best to make sure that any child's time here is as happy and successful as possible."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £5.25 per day.

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Cotwall End Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 75% in Dudley and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (83% in reading, 81% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 62 families put Cotwall End Primary School as their first choice and 152 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Cotwall End Primary School are St Chad's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 97% reading, 97% maths); Queen Victoria Primary School (0.4 miles, 72% reading, 79% maths); Alder Coppice Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 80% reading, 73% maths); and Straits Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 87% reading, 87% maths).

Cotwall End Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

87 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Cotwall End Primary School (as of September 2025): 98% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 91% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (98%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (91%).

8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Coseley Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Brownswall Road (adjacent), 190 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 137 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Dudley (212).

In 2024/25, Cotwall End Primary School issued 10 suspensions, 2.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Cotwall End Primary School are The Dormston School (0.4 miles), Beacon Hill Academy (0.7 miles) and Ellowes Hall Sports College (0.8 miles).