Schools in Dudley
Dudley has 38 schools covering the town and surrounding communities in the Black Country, with the majority administered by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. Dudley uses a catchment area model for most of its community primary schools, meaning each address has a designated catchment school. Secondary admissions are non-selective across the borough, with Dudley's eight secondary schools including academies and faith schools drawing from across the town.
Dudley's school landscape includes a significant number of academy schools, some of which set their own admissions policies. Families applying to academy schools in Dudley should read each school's individual admissions policy, as oversubscription criteria can differ from the council's standard scheme. Schools near the Staffordshire border or the Sandwell boundary may be administered by those authorities - address postcodes near DY3, DY5 and DY6 should be checked carefully.
School demand in Dudley
Across the 33 schools in Dudley with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 94%. 11 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
7 schools in Dudley have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
23 of the schools in Dudley are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Dudley, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
20 of the schools in Dudley have a current Ofsted rating, of which 15 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Dudley: 8 oversubscribed (23)
Red Hall Primary School
Primary · Community school
Dudley · DY3 2PA
Cotwall End Primary School
Primary · Community school
Dudley · DY3 3YG
Russells Hall Primary School
Primary · Community school
Dudley · DY1 2NX
Roberts Primary School
Primary · Community school
Dudley · DY3 2AZ
Wrens Nest Primary School
Primary · Community school
Dudley · DY1 3NX
Straits Primary School
Primary · Community school
Dudley · DY3 3EE
Milking Bank Primary School
Primary · Community school
DUDLEY · DY1 2SL
Alder Coppice Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Dudley · DY3 3PS
St John's CofE (C) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Dudley · DY3 4NB
St Chad's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Dudley · DY3 3UE
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Dudley · DY2 7PW
Beechwood Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Dudley · DY2 7QA
Woodside Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Dudley · DY2 0SN
Dudley Wood Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Dudley · DY2 0DB
Netherbrook Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Dudley · DY2 9RZ
Kates Hill Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Dudley · DY2 7HP
Netherton CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Dudley · DY2 0HU
Priory Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Dudley · DY1 4AQ
Northfield Road Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Dudley · DY2 9ER
Blowers Green Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Dudley · DY2 8UZ
Sledmere Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Dudley · DY2 8EH
Queen Victoria Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Dudley · DY3 1JB
Jesson's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Dudley · DY1 2AQ
Secondary Schools in Dudley (8)
The Dormston School
Secondary · Community school
Dudley · DY3 1SN
Pegasus Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Dudley · DY1 2DU
Beacon Hill Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Dudley · DY3 1BP
Bishop Milner Catholic College
Secondary · Academy converter
Dudley · DY1 3BY
The Crestwood School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Dudley · DY6 8QG
Ellowes Hall Sports College
Secondary · Academy converter
Dudley · DY3 2JH
St James Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Dudley · DY1 3JE
The Link Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Dudley · DY2 0PB
Other Schools in Dudley (7)
Netherton Park Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Dudley · DY2 9QF
Sutton School
Not applicable · Foundation special school
Dudley · DY1 2DU
Dudley College of Technology
All through · Further education
Dudley · DY1 4AS
Sycamore Short Stay School
Not applicable · Pupil referral unit
Dudley · DY1 3QE
Cherry Tree Learning Centre
Not applicable · Academy alternative provision converter
Dudley · DY1 2NX
INNOV4TE Independent School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Dudley · B63 2UX
Woodsetton School
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Dudley · DY3 1BY
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Dudley are set by Dudley and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.