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Blakedown CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Kidderminster · DY10 3JN

Ages 5–11 · 194 pupils · Worcestershire

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

70%

Overall absence

4.8%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2024-11-21

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)70%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.9%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
174

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

18

Places offered

19

1st-preference offers

18

Total preferences (any rank)
52
Preferred offers (top 3)
19
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill92%

194 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
194
Boys / girls
91 / 103
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
194 / 210 (92%)
Free school meals
6.7%
FSM pupils
13
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Worcester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs H E Beckford-Bond

Location

Address
Birmingham Road, Blakedown
Postcode
DY10 3JN
Town
Kidderminster
County
Worcestershire
Local authority
Worcestershire
District
Wyre Forest
Constituency
Wyre Forest
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, 194 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 6.7%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Worcester.

Open schools in Kidderminster
34
Primary schools in Kidderminster
22
Academies among open schools in Kidderminster
47% (16)
Open schools in DY10
15
Primary in DY10
10
Open schools in Worcestershire LA
278
Primary in Worcestershire LA
178

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM4.0%
    • Demand1.03

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    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM22.0%
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  • Clent Parochial Primary School

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    • KS279%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM8.3%
    • Demand1.20

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  • St Ambrose Catholic Primary

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    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM13.8%
    • Demand1.00

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs H E Beckford-Bond
Telephone
01562700243
Website
http://www.blakedowncofeprimary.co.uk

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