Dingle Community Primary School

General Information

Address: Madeley Road, Kingswinford, DY6 8PF
Phone: 01384283699
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Ms Nichola Heather
Age range: 5-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 188
School capacity: 210
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 46
% eligible for free school meals: 24.5%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 16.7%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 16.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 13 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
Vision impairment: 3 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 1 pupil
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £8,188 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #7 of 76 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#5Caslon Primary Community School£8,456
#6Brierley Hill Primary School£8,275
#7Dingle Community Primary School£8,188
#8Northfield Road Primary School£8,067
#9Colley Lane Primary Academy£7,962

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Wrens Nest Primary School£9,155
#2Hawbush Primary School£8,970
#3Hob Green Primary School£8,881
#4The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School£8,547
#5Caslon Primary Community School£8,456
#6Brierley Hill Primary School£8,275
#7Dingle Community Primary School£8,188
#8Northfield Road Primary School£8,067
#9Colley Lane Primary Academy£7,962
#10St Mary's CofE Primary School£7,824
#11Queen Victoria Primary School£7,793
#12Thorns Primary School£7,701
#13Quarry Bank Primary School£7,557
#14Netherton CofE Primary School£7,528
#15Halesowen CofE Primary School£7,499
#16Beechwood Church of England Primary School£7,472
#17Tenterfields Primary Academy£7,465
#18Manor Way Primary Academy£7,433
#19Bromley Hills Primary School£7,355
#20Amblecote Primary School£7,334
#21St Mark's CofE Primary School£7,293
#22Brockmoor Primary School£7,230
#23Crestwood Park Primary School£7,216
#24Rufford Primary School£7,187
#25Blowers Green Primary School£7,157
#26Ashwood Park Primary School£7,077
#27Kates Hill Primary School£7,068
#28St Margaret's At Hasbury CofE Primary School£6,997
#29Hurst Hill Primary School£6,982
#30Wollescote Primary School£6,962
#31Brook Primary School£6,957
#32Red Hall Primary School£6,938
#33Woodside Primary School and Nursery£6,930
#34St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£6,894
#35Priory Primary School£6,827
#36Dawley Brook Primary School£6,765
#37Cradley CofE Primary School£6,728
#38Gig Mill Primary School£6,710
#39Russells Hall Primary School£6,686
#40Wallbrook Primary Academy£6,656
#41Huntingtree Primary School£6,640
#42Netherbrook Primary School£6,623
#43Belle Vue Primary School£6,616
#44Bramford Primary School£6,526
#45Cotwall End Primary School£6,486
#46Jesson's Church of England Primary School£6,483
#47The Ridge Primary School£6,433
#48St Chad's Catholic Primary School£6,384
#49Christ Church CofE Primary School£6,359
#50Mount Pleasant Primary School£6,352
#51Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School£6,335
#52St Mary's RC Primary School£6,302
#53Maidensbridge Primary School£6,299
#54Blanford Mere Primary School£6,261
#55Roberts Primary School£6,258
#56Oldswinford C of E Primary School£6,223
#57Newfield Park Primary Academy£6,185
#58Foxyards Primary School£6,155
#59St James's CofE Primary School£6,137
#60Ham Dingle Primary Academy£6,079
#61Peters Hill Primary School£6,043
#62Olive Hill Primary Academy£6,036
#63Sledmere Primary School£6,007
#64Alder Coppice Primary School£5,968
#65Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School£5,965
#66Lapal Primary School£5,959
#67Withymoor Primary School£5,898
#68St Joseph's RC Primary School£5,870
#69Dudley Wood Primary School£5,848
#70Glynne Primary School£5,840
#71Pedmore CE Primary School£5,809
#72Hurst Green Primary School£5,707
#73Howley Grange Primary School£5,694
#74Fairhaven Primary School£5,674
#75Straits Primary School£5,492
#76Lutley Primary School£5,334

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