Blanford Mere Primary School

DudleyCommunity school

Mimosa Walk, Kingswinford, DY6 7EA

Headteacher: Mrs Kerry CrookSchool website ↗Pupils: 311 (capacity: 315)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
86% of first-choice applicants offered a place
77%
Reading, Writing & Maths
86%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
77.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
9.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 89%·Writing 89%·Maths 82%All three 77%
Reading
Expected89%
Exceeding36%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected89%
Exceeding16%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected82%
Exceeding25%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
45
How many families wanted this school first?
50
How many got their first choice?
43of 50 (86.0%)
How many applied in total?
92

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
14.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
2.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
18.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
143 girls, 168 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 81% (2017/18), currently 77%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1672.0%11.0%-0.4-1.5+2.8
2016/1777.0%7.0%-0.6-1.8+1.0
2017/1881.0%13.0%-0.5+1.80.0
2018/1976.0%12.0%+0.3+1.6+0.3
2022/2367.0%16.0%+1.4+3.8+0.5
2023/2469.0%0.0%---
2024/2577.0%9.0%---
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