Mimosa Walk, Kingswinford, West Midlands DY6 7EA
10 reasons to choose Blanford Mere Primary School
Top line
Blanford Mere Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Kingswinford and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Blanford Mere Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. Reception places are sometimes oversubscribed, on first preference.
Average class size
Blanford Mere Primary School has two classes per year to Year 2, mixed-age classes from Year 3, and an average class size of 27 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Blanford Mere Primary School ranks in the top 31% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress.
The Blanford Mere Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. UNICEF Rights Respecting School Gold accreditation. British Council’s International School Award for international learning activities. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Blanford Mere Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Blanford Mere Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Blanford Mere Primary School
Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School, Lower School (5.2 miles); Wolverhampton Grammar Junior School (6.8 miles); Newbridge Preparatory School (7.8 miles).
Church of the Ascension Primary School, Kingswinford (1 mile); Blowers Green Primary School (2.9 miles); St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School, Wombourne (3.5 miles).
Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School Limited (5.2 miles); Wolverhampton Grammar School (6.8 miles); Tettenhall College (7.8 miles).
Ellowes Hall Sports College (2.7 miles); King Edward VI College Stourbridge (4.1 miles); Redhill School and Specialist Language College (4.4 miles).