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Dudley School Catchment Areas

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Schools in Dudley split across 78 primaries and 19 secondaries, with catchment boundaries set afresh each admissions cycle by the council's school admissions team.

Dudley, Stourbridge and Halesowen host the biggest clusters - useful to know when a preferred school is oversubscribed, because the next-nearest alternative is often in a neighbouring town rather than the same catchment.

Around 17% of schools in Dudley have a religious character - Church of England, Catholic, or other faith - which means faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in those schools' oversubscription tiebreakers.

118 total 78 primary 19 secondary 12 areas

Based on the latest published capacity data, 29 of the 118 schools in Dudley are at or above their admission number, so catchment distance is decisive at those schools. 20 schools apply faith-based criteria alongside catchment distance. Of the 55 Dudley schools with a current Ofsted rating, 45 are rated Good or Outstanding.

Dudley Catchment Area Documents

Official admissions policies and catchment boundary maps for Dudley schools are published annually.

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Schools in Dudley

36 schools

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Schools in Bilston

5 schools

Schools in Other

2 schools

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