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Blanford Mere Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Mimosa Walk, Kingswinford DY6 7EA · blanford.dudley.sch.uk · 01384 818365
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Dudley 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 311
- 99% of 315 places
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 8.7%
- First language not English
- 4.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 58 families put the school first and 45 places were offered; 74% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 45 | 58 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 45 | 50 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 44 | 46 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 47 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 45 | 45 | 1 | 91% |
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across Dudley it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 February 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Blanford Mere Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 7 Feb 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2012Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (42 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 42
- 13% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 19% who had a child bullied