Primary school

Blanford Mere Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Dudley
  • DY6 7EA
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,743 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 19%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 16%16%2016/17: top 20%2017/18: top 16%2018/19: top 27%2022/23: top 35%2023/24: top 35%2024/25: top 19%No exams

Against West MidlandsArrows: West Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM77% · West Midlands 65%9/10 Top 20%+7.9 pts
Higher standard, RWM9% · West Midlands 7%7/10 Above
Reading score107 · West Midlands 1057/10 Above
Maths score105 · West Midlands 1055/10 Middle−25.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 72% · 36 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 77% · 43 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 81% · 32 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 76% · 34 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 67% · 45 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 69% · 45 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 77% · 44 pupils · West Midlands 65%81%67%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 11% · 36 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 7% · 43 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 13% · 32 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 12% · 34 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 16% · 45 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 0% · 45 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 9% · 44 pupils · West Midlands 7%16%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 36 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 105 · 43 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 105 · 32 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 106 · 34 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 107 · 45 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 106 · 45 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 107 · 44 pupils · West Midlands 105107104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 107 · 36 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 106 · 43 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 105 · 32 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 107 · 34 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 105 · 45 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 105 · 45 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 105 · 44 pupils · West Midlands 105107105No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in74.1%
43 of 58 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 74.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5843
2nd232
3rd180

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2023

  1. 2005Good
  2. 2008Good
  3. 2012Inadequate
  4. 2013Good
  5. 2018Remains Good
  6. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026311
Free school meals (past 6 years)8.7%
First language not English3.9%
SEN support14.8%
EHC plan2.3%
Absence (sessions missed)3.8%
Persistently absent pupils5.9%

Girls 46%Boys 54%

98.7% full · 315 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.6
Pupils per adult12.7
  • Classroom teachers 13.1
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 6.6
  • Other support 8.7

Teachers 15.1 FTE · Whole workforce 30.5 · 47 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,938
Spend per pupil£6,819
Staff spend per pupil£5,211
Reserve per pupil−£22
  • −£6,773revenue reserve
  • +£36,835in-year balance

Grants £6,377 · self-generated £561 · premises £307 per pupil