Schools in Dudley
107 state-funded schools, 48,340 pupils. 87.6% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 6 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
2 schools have been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Dudley?
Dudley has 107 state-funded schools teaching 48,340 pupils. 78 primary, 19 secondary, 7 special.
What percentage of schools in Dudley are Good or Outstanding?
87.6% of the 105 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Dudley are rated Good or Outstanding: 6 Outstanding and 86 Good. 13 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Dudley are rated Outstanding?
6 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Dudley: Lapal Primary School, Blowers Green Primary School, Cradley CofE Primary School, The Brier School, The Old Park School, Netherton Park Nursery School.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Lapal Primary SchoolPrimary365Outstanding 2023
- Blowers Green Primary SchoolPrimary247Outstanding 2022
- Cradley CofE Primary SchoolPrimary211Outstanding 2022
- The Brier SchoolSpecial203Outstanding 2023
- The Old Park SchoolSpecial153Outstanding 2024
- Netherton Park Nursery SchoolNursery126Outstanding 2022
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 78 | 76 | 86.8% |
| Secondary | 19 | 19 | 89.5% |
| Special | 7 | 7 | 85.7% |
| Alternative provision | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Nursery | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Dudley
Showing 20 of 107 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
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Windsor High School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 1,760 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Earls High School | Secondary | 1,293 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Redhill School | Secondary | 1,211 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Dormston School | Secondary | 1,138 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Summerhill School | Secondary | 1,091 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Beacon Hill Academy | Secondary | 1,080 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ellowes Hall Sports College | Secondary | 1,065 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Leasowes High School | Secondary | 1,054 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Crestwood School | Secondary | 1,028 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Link Academy | Secondary | 1,014 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Old Swinford Hospital | Secondary | 947 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Wordsley School | Secondary | 933 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kingswinford Academy | Secondary | 919 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Thorns Collegiate Academy | Secondary | 895 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St James Academy | Secondary | 859 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bishop Milner Catholic College | Secondary | 837 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Peters Hill Primary School | Primary | 753 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Jesson's Church of England Primary School Grade inherited from previous URN 103845 | Primary | 746 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | Ofsted |
Roberts Primary School | Primary | 661 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Pedmore High School | Secondary | 658 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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