Alder Coppice Primary School
Northway, Sedgley, Dudley, DY3 3PS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Peter Mandelstam
- Constituency
- Dudley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 435
- Pupils on roll
- 351
- URN
- 103869
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384816610
About this school
Alder Coppice Primary School is a foundation primary school in Dudley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 351 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 April 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 | 63 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 56% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 10% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 78% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 57% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 68% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Alder Coppice Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Dudley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 54.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 426 |
| 2023/24 | 410 |
| 2024/25 | 386 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alder Coppice Primary School compares
Alder Coppice Primary School ranked 31st of 76 primary schools in Dudley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 5.7% | 16.2% | 351 | — |
| Queen Victoria Primary School | 60% | 6% | 34.9% | 449 | 0.6 miles |
| Cotwall End Primary School | 67% | 4.5% | 8.8% | 415 | 0.6 miles |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School | 86% | 4.6% | 21% | 238 | 0.8 miles |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School | 91% | 3% | 12.2% | 423 | 1.2 miles |
| Spring Vale Primary School | 85% | 4.4% | 43.8% | 464 | 1.3 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.22%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.68%
- Persistent absence
- 14.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Queen Victoria Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Cotwall End Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
St Chad's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Dudley
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St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Spring Vale Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Dudley
Alder Coppice Primary School ranks 9th of the 23 ranked primary schools in Dudley.
- Beechwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blowers Green Primary School Primary
- Cotwall End Primary School Primary
- Dudley Wood Primary School Primary
- Jesson's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Kates Hill Primary School Primary
- Milking Bank Primary School Primary
- Netherbrook Primary School Primary
- Netherton CofE Primary School Primary
- Northfield Road Primary School Primary
- Priory Primary School Primary
- Queen Victoria Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Alder Coppice Primary School teach?
- Alder Coppice Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Dudley.
- Who is the headteacher of Alder Coppice Primary School?
- The headteacher of Alder Coppice Primary School is Headteacher Peter Mandelstam, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Alder Coppice Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alder Coppice Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Alder Coppice Primary School?
- Alder Coppice Primary School has 351 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Alder Coppice Primary School full?
- Alder Coppice Primary School has capacity for 435 pupils and 351 on roll (81%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Alder Coppice Primary School a faith school?
- No. Alder Coppice Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Alder Coppice Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Alder Coppice Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Alder Coppice Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Alder Coppice Primary School rank locally?
- Alder Coppice Primary School ranked 31st of 76 primary schools in Dudley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Alder Coppice Primary School's absence rate?
- Alder Coppice Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Alder Coppice Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alder Coppice 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 29 June 2026.