Sledmere Primary School
The School Drive, Off Buffery Road, Dudley, DY2 8EH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- PERRY HALL MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emily Redding
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Perry Hall Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Dudley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 558
- URN
- 149221
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384818425
About this school
Sledmere Primary School is a primary academy in Dudley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 558 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sledmere 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 90 | 92 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 52% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 63% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 67% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 61% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 Sledmere 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 | 45% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 54.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 638 |
| 2023/24 | 645 |
| 2024/25 | 615 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sledmere Primary School compares
Sledmere Primary School ranked 54th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 7.1% | 43.9% | 558 | — |
| Northfield Road Primary School | 63% | 4.8% | 40.2% | 366 | 0.5 miles |
| Kates Hill Primary School | 64% | 6.8% | 43.7% | 445 | 0.6 miles |
| Blowers Green Primary School | 87% | 5% | 35.6% | 245 | 0.8 miles |
| Springfield Primary School | 73% | 6.4% | 37.8% | 439 | 0.9 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 93% | 5.1% | 29.6% | 245 | 0.9 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)
- 43.9%
- English as an additional language
- 26%
- Overall absence
- 7.1%
- Persistent absence
- 21.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Northfield Road Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Kates Hill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Blowers Green Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Springfield Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Rowley Regis
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Dudley
Other schools in Dudley
Sledmere Primary School ranks 14th of the 23 ranked primary schools in Dudley.
- Alder Coppice Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blowers Green Primary School Primary
- Cotwall End Primary School Primary
- Dudley Wood Primary School Primary
- Jesson's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Kates Hill Primary School Primary
- Milking Bank Primary School Primary
- Netherbrook Primary School Primary
- Netherton CofE Primary School Primary
- Northfield Road Primary School Primary
- Priory Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Sledmere Primary School teach?
- Sledmere Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Dudley.
- Who is the headteacher of Sledmere Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sledmere Primary School is Mrs Emily Redding, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sledmere Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sledmere 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 Sledmere Primary School?
- Sledmere Primary School has 558 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Sledmere Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sledmere Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sledmere Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sledmere Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Sledmere Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Sledmere Primary School is part of PERRY HALL MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sledmere Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sledmere Primary School compare with other schools in Dudley?
- Sledmere Primary School ranked 54th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sledmere Primary School's absence rate?
- Sledmere Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sledmere Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sledmere 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 10 July 2026.