St Mary's CofE (VC) Primary School
Queen Street, Kingswinford, DY6 7AQ
This school is closed (it closed in January 2023).
It was replaced by St Mary's CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr David Dunn
- Diocese
- Diocese of Worcester
- Constituency
- Dudley South
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 242
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- URN
- 103837
- Local authority
- Dudley
About this school
St Mary's CofE (VC) Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Kingswinford. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 207 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Mary's CofE (VC) Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 |
| Writing progress | -1.70 |
| Maths progress | -2.50 |
How St Mary's CofE (VC) Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.8% | 17.4% | 207 | — |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | 44% | 7.1% | 19.9% | 170 | 0.0 miles |
| Dawley Brook Primary School | 48% | 5.2% | 11.6% | 231 | 0.3 miles |
| Blanford Mere Primary School | 77% | 3.8% | 8.7% | 311 | 0.3 miles |
| Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School | 73% | 3.9% | 6.1% | 303 | 0.4 miles |
| Maidensbridge Primary School | 80% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 236 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.4%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.8%
- Persistent absence
- 21.7%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary's CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Kingswinford
-
Dawley Brook Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Kingswinford
-
Blanford Mere Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Kingswinford
-
Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Kingswinford
-
Maidensbridge Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Kingswinford
Other schools in Kingswinford
- Blanford Mere Primary School Primary
- Bromley Hills Primary School Primary
- Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School Primary
- Crestwood Park Primary School Primary
- Dawley Brook Primary School Primary
- Dingle Community Primary School Primary
- Glynne Primary School Primary
- Maidensbridge Primary School Primary
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- Kingswinford Academy Secondary
- Summerhill School Secondary
- The Brier School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does St Mary's CofE (VC) Primary School teach?
- St Mary's CofE (VC) Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Kingswinford.
- Has St Mary's CofE (VC) Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Mary's CofE (VC) Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Mary's CofE (VC) Primary School?
- St Mary's CofE (VC) Primary School had 207 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- What are St Mary's CofE (VC) Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's CofE (VC) Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 11 September 2023.