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Sledmere Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
The School Drive, Off Buffery Road, Dudley DY2 8EH · sledmere.org · 01384 818425
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 58%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Dudley 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 558
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 54.4%
- First language not English
- 31.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 32 families put the school first and 34 places were offered; 100% 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 | 34 | 32 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 52 | 50 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 48 | 46 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 63 | 61 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 81 | 69 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% 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 | |||
| ▼58% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 144081)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Sledmere Primary School on 1 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 1 Apr 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 144081), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 144081)
Before September 2019
Sept 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 144081)
Sept 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 144081)
What parents said
48% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (44 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 48%
- Replies
- 44
- 7% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (45%) with SEND