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Dingle Community Primary School, Kingswinford

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 5–11

Dingle Community 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 September 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 6th-highest of the 9 schools in Kingswinford with published results, and 8,234th of 14,452 across England. It was 85% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2019)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Dudley (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Dingle Community Primary School in detail

Dingle Community Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "I feel incredibly proud to be the Head Teacher at Dingle Community Primary. Dingle is a special place, and it is a great privilege to have the opportunity to lead such an amazing team of staff and pupils."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, choir, art and forest school.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £4.00 per day.

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

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

Results rose from 60% in reading and 60% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at Dingle Community Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 15 families put Dingle Community Primary School as their first choice and 56 named it as one of their preferences, for 25 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Dingle Community Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Dingle Community Primary School are Bromley Hills Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 63% reading, 68% maths); Crestwood Park Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 80% reading, 83% maths); Hawbush Primary School (0.6 miles, 65% reading, 68% maths); and Fairhaven Primary School (0.7 miles, 81% reading, 69% maths).

Dingle Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Bromley Hills Primary SchoolCrestwood Park Primary SchoolHawbush Primary SchoolFairhaven Primary School

What parents say

31 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Dingle Community Primary School (as of September 2025): 74% would recommend the school, 84% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (84%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (61%).

Who goes there

9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (78%) and Mixed (10%).

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Stourbridge Town Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Madeley Road (adjacent), 110 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Dingle Community Primary School issued 26 suspensions, 14.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Dingle Community Primary School are The Crestwood School (0.3 miles), The Wordsley School (0.4 miles), Kingswinford Academy (1.2 miles) 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; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Ms Nichola Heather
Pupils:188
LA:Dudley
Phone:01384283699
Address:Madeley Road, Kingswinford, DY6 8PF
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from September 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Requires Improvement

Early Years

Inspected 28 January 2025View full report
URN:103829
UKPRN:10069982
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Dingle Community Primary is a welcoming school where children enjoy coming to learn and behave respectfully. The new leadership team is already making positive changes to improve the school, and parents have noticed this. Your child will have plenty of opportunities to develop leadership skills, take part in clubs and activities, and enjoy educational visits that enrich their learning.

Key Strengths

  • New leadership team is already making positive changes and has a clear vision for improvement - staff and parents are positive about the direction of the school
  • Behaviour and attendance are good - pupils move calmly around school, follow behaviour rules well, and attend frequently and punctually
  • Pupils benefit from a rich offer of educational visits, extra-curricular clubs, and opportunities to develop leadership skills through roles like sports leaders and school councillors
  • Safeguarding arrangements are effective and pupils know who to speak to if worried
  • Pupils with SEND have needs identified quickly and receive support through a sensory hub and nurture provision

Areas for Improvement

  • The phonics programme is not delivered consistently well by all staff, meaning pupils do not develop reading fluency as quickly as they should
  • The curriculum has not been designed with enough detail in some subjects - key knowledge and progression is not clearly identified, so teachers don't know what to prioritise
  • Teachers' assessments of pupils' learning are not precise enough - misconceptions are not always identified and addressed, which prevents pupils from progressing well
  • The reading curriculum for pupils with SEND is not delivered as successfully as it should be

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective and staff have created an open, positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

dance, choir, football, sports leaders, librarians, school councillors, planet captains, educational visits

Dingle Community Primary School is a community primary school where pupils enjoy attending and behave well, but the quality of education requires improvement as pupils are not supported to achieve as well as they could across some parts of the curriculum.

At a Glance

24.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

31 responses
Would recommend74%
Child is happy84%
Child does well68%
High expectations65%
Feels safe84%
Well behaved68%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)67%
Kept informed74%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)74%
Wider development61%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+15ppMaths+15ppWriting-16pp

Reading has improved from 60% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 60% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 83% to 67% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

26.5

Avg class size

26.7

Infant (KS1)

26.3

KS2

6

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Dingle Community Primary School.

  • Stagecoach Stourbridge730m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Dingle Community 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)

Source: Dudley term dates

Getting There

Bus Stops

Madeley Road (adj)
107m · 2 min walk
Conway Close (opp)
348m · 6 min walk
Westcott Close (adj)
417m · 7 min walk
Randall Close (adj)
429m · 7 min walk
Albermarle Road (opp)
501m · 8 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
10
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
3

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 9 slight.

3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.

7 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.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

85%

Available places

179 pupils

210 places

31 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Kingswinford

Medium pressure
New homes approved:254
Projected new pupils:64

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Kingswinford

Across Dudley council

Low demand council-wide0.87 applications per place

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: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(7)

28 January 2025
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsRequires Improvement
10 September 2019
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
10 May 2017
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

31

SEN Support

11

EHC Plans

22.3%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health15
Speech, Language & Communication15
Visual Impairment3
Autistic Spectrum Disorder3
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Specific Learning Difficulty1
Hearing Impairment1
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
78.2%
Asian
3.2%
Black
2.6%
Mixed
9.7%
Unclassified
4.3%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals24.5%
English as Additional Language9.0%

188

Total Pupils

96

Boys

92

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

10

Teachers

18.8:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£51,701

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,631

Per pupil

£1151k

Total funding

£58k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£95,282
EAL funding£2,857
Lump sum£145,709

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.7%

Overall absence

16.7%

Persistent absence

162

Enrolments

Authorised4.2%
Unauthorised1.5%
Persistent (10%+)16.7%
Severe (50%+)1.9%

Absence trend

4.5%
18/19
4.0%
20/21
7.0%
21/22
6.8%
22/23
5.9%
23/24
5.7%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Dingle Community Primary School

What are SATs results like at Dingle Community Primary School?

Of the pupils at Dingle Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 75% reached the expected standard in reading and 75% did so in maths.

What is Dingle Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Dingle Community Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2019, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Dingle Community Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Dingle Community 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 Dingle Community Primary School?

Dingle Community Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 85% of its 210 places.

How big are the classes at Dingle Community Primary School?

Classes at Dingle Community Primary School average 26.5 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Dingle Community Primary School?

Dingle Community Primary School has around 188 pupils on roll. 25% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Dingle Community Primary School?

5.7% of sessions were missed at Dingle Community Primary School in 2024/25. 16.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Dingle Community Primary School?

Apply through Dudley's coordinated admissions process, naming Dingle Community 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.

Does Dingle Community Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Dingle Community Primary School: Stagecoach Stourbridge (730m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

What are Dingle Community Primary School's term dates?

Dingle Community 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 Dingle Community Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 9 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 7 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 Dingle Community Primary School?

Dingle Community Primary School is at Madeley Road, Kingswinford, West Midlands, DY6 8PF.

Sources: Dudley term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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