School profile

Dingle Community Primary School

Primary · Community school · Kingswinford, DY6 8PF

Requires improvement

Map showing Dingle Community Primary School

Schools
Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#6,435 of 15,057

Similar to most schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Dingle Community Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 28 Jan 2025

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages5 to 11
Pupils188 of 210 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMs Nichola Heather
Local authorityDudley
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 103829.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolDudleyEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths67%61%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths8%7%8%
Average reading score106105106
Average maths score103104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score102105105
Expected standard in reading75%74%76%
Expected standard in writing67%72%73%
Expected standard in maths75%74%75%
Pupils taking tests24--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils188
Girls92
Boys96
Eligible for free school meals24.5%
First language not English9%
SEN support31
EHC plan11
Average class size26.5

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
78.2%
White and Black Caribbean
4.8%
Other mixed
2.7%
Pakistani
2.7%
Other White
2.1%
African
2.1%
White and Black African
1.1%
White and Asian
1.1%
Indian
0.5%
Caribbean
0.5%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolDudleyEngland
Overall absence6.5%5.3%5.1%
Persistent absence16.6%14.3%13.2%
Severe absence2.5%1.3%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)25
Applications (Reception)56
First preference applications (Reception)15
First preference offers (Reception)15
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places210
Pupils on roll179
Unfilled places14.8%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher21.9
Pupils per adult11.2
Teachers (FTE)8.6
Teaching assistants (FTE)8.18
Support staff (FTE)12.01
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/258.8
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/255
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/253.8
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate14.7%
Pupils with one or more suspensions4.5%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Dingle Community Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.3 miSecondaryThe Crestwood SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.4 miPrimaryBromley Hills Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.4 miSecondaryThe Wordsley SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.4 miPrimaryCrestwood Park Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryHawbush Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.7 miPrimaryFairhaven Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.8 miPrimaryThe Bromley-Pensnett Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.8 miPrimaryBrockmoor Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miPrimaryBrook Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miPrimaryGlynne Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Dingle Community Primary School

What is Dingle Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Dingle Community Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 28 Jan 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Dingle Community Primary School rank in England?

Dingle Community Primary School ranks 6,435 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (similar to most schools).

How many pupils attend Dingle Community Primary School?

Dingle Community Primary School has 188 pupils aged 5 to 11, with capacity for 210.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.