Blanford Mere Primary School is a primary school located in Kingswinford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 09/10/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Mimosa Walk, Kingswinford

School Information

Address: Mimosa Walk, Kingswinford, DY6 7EA
Website: www.blanford.dudley.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01384818365
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dudley
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nikki Miller
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 103792

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/10/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 284
Number of Boys: 146
Number of Girls: 138

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2.4
Writing
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.3 to 3.6
Maths
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.6 to 2.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's CofE (VC) Primary School
Queen Street , DY6 7AQ 		3out of 4 609 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Dawley Brook Primary School
Dubarry Avenue , Valley Fields DY6 9BP 		3out of 4 1,067 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School
New Street , Wall Heath DY6 9AH 		3out of 4 1,230 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Maidensbridge Primary School
Beachcroft Road , Wall Heath DY6 0HX 		3out of 4 1,614 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Crestwood Park Primary School
Lapwood Avenue , Crestwood Park Estate DY6 8RP 		3out of 4 1,707 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingswinford Academy
Water Street , DY6 7AD 		3out of 4 658 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Crestwood School
Bromley Lane , Kingswinford DY6 8QG 		3out of 4 1,665 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Summerhill School
Lodge Lane , DY6 9XE 		3out of 4 1,871 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Wordsley School Business & Enterprise & Music College
Brierley Hill Road , Wordsley DY8 5SP 		3out of 4 2,858 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Brier School
Bromley Lane , DY6 8QN 		4out of 4 1,654 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Pens Meadow School
Ridge Hill Site , Buckpool Way DY8 5ST 		3out of 4 2,523 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Cherry Tree Learning Centre
Overfield Road , Russell's Hall Estate DY1 2NX 		- not rated 3,259 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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