Milking Bank Primary School, DUDLEY
Milking Bank Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Dudley, part of Invictus Education Trust.
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
Milking Bank Primary School in detail
Results
Milking Bank Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 103834), 79% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Milking Bank Primary School
Across Dudley, 92% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Dudley lodged 89 appeals against primary school offers; 45 reached a hearing and 6 succeeded (13.3% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Milking Bank Primary School are Milking Bank Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 79% reading, 74% maths); Roberts Primary School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 75% reading, 66% maths); Russells Hall Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 58% reading, 61% maths); and Red Hall Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 48% reading, 48% maths).
Milking Bank Primary SchoolRoberts Primary SchoolRussells Hall Primary SchoolRed Hall Primary School
The trust
Milking Bank Primary School is one of 8 schools run by Invictus Education Trust, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Flood Street (West Midlands Metro), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Stratford Close (adjacent), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Milking Bank Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Milking Bank Primary School are Bishop Milner Catholic College (0.5 miles), Pegasus Academy (0.8 miles), St James Academy (1 mile) and Ellowes Hall Sports College (1 mile).
Bishop Milner Catholic CollegePegasus AcademySt James AcademyEllowes Hall Sports College
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
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
Milking Bank Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Milking Bank Primary School (URN 103834), it was rated Good in May 2013. See Milking Bank Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Milking Bank Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 103834). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 79% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 83% to 74% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 85% to 81% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Milking Bank Primary School
Term dates
Milking Bank Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Dudley's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Milking Bank Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Milking Bank 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
- 5
- Children hurt
- 2
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, 5 serious and 8 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
5 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
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Applications and offers at Milking Bank Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 103834). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 63 | 196 | 1.1 | 8 |
| 2025 | 60 | 83 | 203 | 1.4 | 27 |
| 2024 | 59 | 90 | 215 | 1.5 | 31 |
| 2023 | 60 | 79 | 250 | 1.3 | 21 |
| 2022 | 58 | 65 | 208 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2021 | 57 | 90 | 232 | 1.6 | 33 |
| 2020 | 59 | 80 | 242 | 1.4 | 24 |
| 2019 | 60 | 61 | 223 | 1.0 | 8 |
| 2018 | 60 | 80 | 202 | 1.3 | 21 |
| 2017 | 59 | 76 | 228 | 1.3 | 20 |
| 2016 | 58 | 88 | 238 | 1.5 | 30 |
| 2015 | 60 | 86 | 247 | 1.4 | 27 |
| 2014 | 60 | 94 | 217 | 1.6 | 34 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - DUDLEY
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for DUDLEY
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.
Absence at Milking Bank Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 103834). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
5.2%
Overall absence
12.5%
Persistent absence
369
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
Questions parents ask about Milking Bank Primary School
Are there exam results for Milking Bank Primary School?
Milking Bank Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 103834), 79% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Milking Bank Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Milking Bank Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Milking Bank Primary School (URN 103834), it was rated Good in May 2013.
What is the catchment area for Milking Bank Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Milking Bank Primary School is oversubscribed, Dudley allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Milking Bank Primary School?
Apply through Dudley's coordinated admissions process, naming Milking Bank 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.
How many road collisions happen near Milking Bank 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, 5 serious and 8 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 5 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 Milking Bank Primary School?
Milking Bank Primary School is at Milking Bank Primary School, Aintree Way, DUDLEY, West Midlands, DY1 2SL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)