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Cotwall End Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Community school
Cotwall End Road, Sedgley, Dudley DY3 3YG · cotwall.dudley.sch.uk · 01384 818730
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 67%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Dudley 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 415
- 99% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Free school meals
- 8%
- First language not English
- 4.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 62 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 69 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 61 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 80 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 94% |
Results
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across Dudley it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲67% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Cotwall End Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 11 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jun 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (87 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 87
- 21% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (24%) with SEND