Schools in Dudley

96 schools with published admissions figures

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The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Dudley

Primary

Offered their first choice 92.0%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 88.3% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.2%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 3,314
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 92.0% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.2% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 3.7 points higher than in 2016, when it was 88.3%.

The council's primary schools between them had 3,812 places for 3,314 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 87.1%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 84.8% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 97.4%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 3,570
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 87.1% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 97.4% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 2.3 points higher than in 2016, when it was 84.8%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 3,620 places for 3,570 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Dudley lodged 271 appeals about a school place.

168 of them were heard by a panel and 14 succeeded, which is about 8 in every 100 heard.

The other 103 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Primary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
St James's CofE Primary School Stourbridge	0.92	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Dudley	1.03	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Joseph's RC Primary School Stourbridge	1.03	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Margaret's At Hasbury CofE Primary School Halesowen	0.87	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Mark's CofE Primary School Brierley Hill	0.80	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Mary's CofE Primary School Kingswinford	0.89	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
St Mary's RC Primary School Brierley Hill	0.93	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Straits Primary School Dudley	0.98	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Tenterfields Primary Academy HALESOWEN	1.03	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School Brierley Hill	1.20	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Ridge Primary School Stourbridge	1.22	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Thorns Primary School Brierley Hill	0.96	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Wallbrook Primary Academy Bilston	1.17	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Withymoor Primary School Brierley Hill	0.96	-	none held
Wollescote Primary School Stourbridge	0.93	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Woodside Primary School and Nursery Dudley	0.93	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Wrens Nest Primary School Dudley	1.13	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)

Elsewhere

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Schools in DY6 (12)
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