Dingle Community Primary School, Kingswinford
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Dingle Community Primary School excels at teaching children to read, with strong phonics instruction helping pupils make excellent progress. The school creates a warm, supportive environment where children are happy and behave well, with particularly strong support for pupils with additional needs. Early years children get off to a great start and develop confidence quickly.
Key Strengths
- Effective teaching of phonics and reading, with pupils making good progress
- Strong behaviour and positive relationships across the school - pupils are happy, safe and confident
- Good early years provision with effective leadership and teaching
- Excellent support for pupils with complex emotional, social, behavioural or learning needs
- Committed leaders and governors with capacity to improve
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent teaching quality in writing and mathematics, with insufficient opportunities for reasoning and problem-solving activities
- Expectations in Years 3 and 4 are not high enough for what pupils can achieve
- Inaccurate assessment of pupils' writing skills by some teachers
- Leadership checks on teaching quality are not consistent, so not all teachers receive specific feedback
- Leaders' analysis of assessment data is not robust enough to quickly identify and support pupils falling behind
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with a vigilant culture for keeping pupils safe, regularly reviewed policies matched to current legislation, and staff with secure understanding of procedures.
Extracurricular Activities
Specialist PE coaching in dance, gymnastics and games; art specialist working with pupils; curriculum projects including Black Country Museum visit; history learning including Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Second World War
Dingle Community Primary School requires improvement overall, though it has good early years provision and positive pupil behaviour. The school faces challenges with inconsistent teaching quality, particularly in writing and mathematics, resulting in too few pupils reaching expected standards by the end of key stage 2.
At a Glance
24.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
31 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 60% to 75%. Maths has improved from 60% to 75%. Writing has declined from 83% to 67%.
Class Sizes
25.3
Avg class size
26.3
Infant (KS1)
24.5
KS2
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
90%
Near capacity
188 pupils
210 capacity
22 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Kingswinford
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Kingswinford
Admissions Demand - Dudley
Places available
3,978
Applications
3,365
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
98.7%
Primary admissions across Dudley (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.72407%
Overall absence
16.66667%
Persistent absence
162
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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