Crestwood Park Primary School, Kingswinford
Crestwood Park Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Kingswinford. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2022. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 4th-highest of the 9 schools in Kingswinford with published results, and 5,071st of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.7 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2022)
- Demand
- 1.7 first choices per place
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Dudley (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Crestwood Park Primary School in detail
Crestwood Park Primary School in its own words
The school runs after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Crestwood Park Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% 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 (74% in reading, 87% in maths).
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Crestwood Park Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 49 families put Crestwood Park Primary School as their first choice and 105 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.7 first choices for every place. 21 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Crestwood Park Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Crestwood Park Primary School are Bromley Hills Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 63% reading, 68% maths); Dingle Community Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 75% reading, 75% maths); The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 74% reading, 77% maths); and St Mark's CofE Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 70% reading, 82% maths).
Crestwood Park Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Bromley Hills Primary SchoolDingle Community Primary SchoolThe Bromley-Pensnett Primary SchoolSt Mark's CofE Primary School
Who goes there
7.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (80%) and Mixed (9%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Stourbridge Town Rail Station, about 2.5 miles away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Albermarle Road (opposite), 240 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Crestwood Park Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Crestwood Park Primary School are The Crestwood School (0.3 miles), The Wordsley School (0.8 miles), Kingswinford Academy (1 mile) and Summerhill School (1.5 miles).
The Crestwood SchoolThe Wordsley SchoolKingswinford AcademySummerhill School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's November 2022 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Crestwood Park Primary excels at caring for each child as an individual while maintaining high expectations for their learning. The school has created an inclusive, respectful community where pupils feel safe and supported, with particularly strong reading and early years provision. Parents praise the caring staff and inclusive culture, and pupils develop into confident, well-rounded learners who take pride in their leadership roles.
Key Strengths
- Excellent reading curriculum with challenging texts that inspires pupils to read widely and develop strong vocabulary and comprehension skills
- High-quality support for pupils with additional needs, with curriculum carefully adapted so all pupils learn ambitious content
- Strong personal development and well-being focus, including the SPARKS values and initiatives like Wellbeing Wednesdays
- Effective anti-bullying systems with worry boxes and anti-bullying ambassadors, and quick staff response when issues arise
- Ambitious, well-ordered curriculum in most subjects with recall and revisit strategies to help pupils remember important content
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent use of recall and revisit strategies across all subjects - some subjects don't give pupils enough opportunities to commit learning to long-term memory
- Teachers don't identify and correct pupils' mistakes quickly enough in some subjects, particularly affecting depth of understanding
- Inconsistent use of the school's agreed teaching strategies, especially in mathematics where some teachers don't follow the school's recap methods
- Not all teachers use assessment consistently to identify gaps in pupils' learning and adapt teaching accordingly
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with robust systems to report and record concerns, regular staff training, and pupils taught to identify risks and speak to trusted adults about worries.
Extracurricular Activities
Clubs, sports competitions, visits to museums and places of worship, fundraising activities, school council, reading ambassadors, leadership positions
Crestwood Park Primary School is a Good school where pupils flourish in a caring, well-ordered environment with high expectations for all learners. Leaders have improved the quality of education since the previous inspection, with strong support for pupils' academic progress and well-being.
At a Glance
26.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 74% to 80% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 87% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 77% to 73% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
30.0
Avg class size
29.3
Infant (KS1)
30.5
KS2
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Crestwood Park Primary School
Term dates
Crestwood Park Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Dudley. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Crestwood Park Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Crestwood Park Primary School is in Dudley; for families living there:
- How to apply: Apply for Education Travel Support
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 8
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 11 slight.
8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Dudley is 18 (the median across 118 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Crestwood Park Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Full
210 pupils
210 places
No spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Kingswinford
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Kingswinford
Across Dudley council
Places available
3,812
Applications
3,314
Got 1st preference
92.0%
Got preferred school
98.5%
All primary applications across Dudley council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: 1.7 first choices per place
Inspection History(9)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good, but Ofsted raised concerns; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
31
SEN Support
9
EHC Plans
19.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
210
Total Pupils
104
Boys
106
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
17.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£57,121
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,647
Per pupil
£1339k
Total funding
£76k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.6%
Overall absence
13.7%
Persistent absence
183
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Crestwood Park Primary School
Questions parents ask about Crestwood Park Primary School
What are SATs results like at Crestwood Park Primary School?
Of the pupils at Crestwood Park Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 80% reached the expected standard in reading and 83% did so in maths.
What is Crestwood Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Crestwood Park Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2022.
What is the catchment area for Crestwood Park Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Crestwood Park Primary School is oversubscribed, Dudley allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Crestwood Park Primary School?
Crestwood Park Primary School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Crestwood Park Primary School?
Classes at Crestwood Park Primary School average 30 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Crestwood Park Primary School?
Crestwood Park Primary School has around 210 pupils on roll. 26% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Crestwood Park Primary School?
5.6% of sessions were missed at Crestwood Park Primary School in 2024/25. 13.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Crestwood Park Primary School?
Apply through Dudley's coordinated admissions process, naming Crestwood Park Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
What are Crestwood Park Primary School's term dates?
Crestwood Park Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Dudley. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Crestwood Park Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 11 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Dudley is 18 (the median across 118 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Crestwood Park Primary School?
Crestwood Park Primary School is at Lapwood Avenue, Crestwood Park Estate, Kingswinford, West Midlands, DY6 8RP.
Sources: Dudley term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)