Blanford Mere Primary School
Mimosa Walk, Kingswinford, DY6 7EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kerry Crook
- Constituency
- Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 311
- URN
- 103792
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384818365
About this school
Blanford Mere Primary School is a community primary school in Kingswinford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 311 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Blanford Mere Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 February 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 45 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 69% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 0% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 80% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 82% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 82% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Blanford Mere Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Dudley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 54.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 312 |
| 2023/24 | 313 |
| 2024/25 | 311 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blanford Mere Primary School compares
Blanford Mere Primary School ranked 12th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 3.8% | 8.7% | 311 | — |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | 44% | 7.1% | 19.9% | 170 | 0.3 miles |
| Dawley Brook Primary School | 48% | 5.2% | 11.6% | 231 | 0.6 miles |
| Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School | 73% | 3.9% | 6.1% | 303 | 0.7 miles |
| Maidensbridge Primary School | 80% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 236 | 0.9 miles |
| Crestwood Park Primary School | 63% | 5.6% | 26.3% | 210 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.68%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.83%
- Persistent absence
- 5.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Kingswinford
-
Dawley Brook Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Kingswinford
-
Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Kingswinford
-
Maidensbridge Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Kingswinford
-
Crestwood Park Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Kingswinford
Other schools in Kingswinford
Blanford Mere Primary School ranks 2nd of the 9 ranked primary schools in Kingswinford.
- Bromley Hills Primary School Primary
- Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School Primary
- Crestwood Park Primary School Primary
- Dawley Brook Primary School Primary
- Dingle Community Primary School Primary
- Glynne Primary School Primary
- Maidensbridge Primary School Primary
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- Kingswinford Academy Secondary
- Summerhill School Secondary
- The Brier School Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Blanford Mere Primary School teach?
- Blanford Mere Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Kingswinford.
- Who is the headteacher of Blanford Mere Primary School?
- The headteacher of Blanford Mere Primary School is Mrs Kerry Crook, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Blanford Mere Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blanford Mere Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Blanford Mere Primary School?
- Blanford Mere Primary School has 311 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Blanford Mere Primary School full?
- Blanford Mere Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 311 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Blanford Mere Primary School a faith school?
- No. Blanford Mere Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Blanford Mere Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Blanford Mere Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Blanford Mere Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Blanford Mere Primary School compare with other schools in Dudley?
- Blanford Mere Primary School ranked 12th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Blanford Mere Primary School's absence rate?
- Blanford Mere Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Blanford Mere Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Blanford Mere Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.