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EnglandWest MidlandsDudleyDY6 7EABlanford Mere Primary School
Primary

Blanford Mere Primary School

Primary

Dudley · Kingswinford · DY6 7EA www.blanford.dudley.sch.uk/

Pupils
311
cap. 315
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
311
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
311
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/02/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDudley
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Blanford Mere Primary School · Primary · Dudley

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
77%
+8pp
81%74%67%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 77%
RWM higher standard
9%
+9pp
16%8%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
89%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
82%
SPAG higher standard
39%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
311
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Mimosa Walk, Kingswinford, DY6 7EA
Local authority
Dudley
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2577%9%89%36%89%16%82%25%91%82%107.0105.0108.017%311
2023/2469%0%80%31%78%7%82%18%87%82%106.0105.0108.011%313
2022/2367%16%84%38%91%29%71%31%93%89%107.0105.0108.0+1.40+3.80+0.5012%312
2018/1976%12%88%24%91%38%91%32%97%85%106.0107.0108.0+0.30+1.60+0.3017%256
2017/1881%13%84%22%94%28%91%25%88%88%105.0105.0107.0-0.50+1.80+0.0017%236
2016/1777%7%79%30%79%9%86%37%86%88%105.0106.0108.0-0.60-1.80+1.0019%219

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2531124.717%4%9%4%6%
2023/2431322.211%3%9%4%8%
2022/2331219.412%2%12%5%15%
2021/2229624.515%3%12%6%14%
2020/2128420.118%4%13%
2018/1925625.317%5%15%3%3%
2017/1823618.017%6%16%4%10%
2016/1721920.119%2%18%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.