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Pedmore CE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Hagley Road, Pedmore, Stourbridge DY9 0RH · pedmore.dudley.sch.uk · 01384 818955
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Dec 2025 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 88%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Dudley 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 219
- 99% of 222 places
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Free school meals
- 6.8%
- First language not English
- 4.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 36 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 78% 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 | 30 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 27 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 43 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 38 | 1.3▲ | 68% |
Results
In 2024/25, 88% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 30% 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 | |||
| ▲88% | 62% | ||
| ▲30% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲112 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 103848)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Pedmore CE Primary School on 9 December 2025 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 9 Dec 2025
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 103848), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103848)
Before September 2019
Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103848)
Apr 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103848)
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (82 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Positive
- 87%
- Replies
- 82
- 37% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on 12 parents (15%) whose child was bullied
based on 13 parents (16%) with SEND