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Bramford Primary School

Primary · Bilston · WV14 9TU

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 3 July 2024

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At a glance

476 pupils · 113% of 420 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
20.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
6.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.bramford-gst.org
URN
139437

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 72 families named it first for 60 Reception places, 1.20 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 1237 m (≈0.77 mi); distance decided places in 5 of the 5 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2022 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 3 July 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.20 first-choice applications per place

60 places offered · 72 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 1237 m (≈0.77 mi) for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 1237 m (≈0.77 mi)

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

60 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
73%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
7%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school73%
Median of its 12 closest peers67%
Dudley average62.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Cottenham Primary SchoolCambridge · 95 miles awayGood61%
Robert Kett Primary SchoolWymondham · 135 miles awayExpected standard62%
Newport Community School Primary AcademyBarnstaple · 131 miles awayGood52%
Raysfield Primary SchoolBristol · 70 miles awayGood66%
Falcon Junior SchoolNorwich · 144 miles awayGood52%
Ivydale Primary SchoolLondon · 115 miles awayGood68%
Eynsham Community Primary SchoolWitney · 60 miles awayGood89%
St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, BrentwoodBrentwood · 120 miles awayStrong standard69%
Hazeldene SchoolBedford · 75 miles awayGood (2016)75%
Canford Heath Junior SchoolPoole · 124 miles awayGood71%
Oaklands Primary AcademyWesterham · 124 miles awayRequires improvement40%
Marus Bridge Primary SchoolWigan · 72 miles awayNo current grade79%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 82% (Dudley 67%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Dudley 3%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 3% (Dudley 3%, England 4%) · Any other White background 3% (Dudley 3%, England 7%) · Black African 1% (Dudley 4%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Dudley 2%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Dudley 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Dudley 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Dudley 1%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Dudley 8%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Dudley 3%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Dudley 2%, England 3%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.42 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Dudley: 2.39 suspensions and 0.10 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
24
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

70% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £48,682; 33.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,526
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 73% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 13% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 5% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £225,000; in-year balance -£163,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher21%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications26.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work26.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways19.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health37.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier86.2%62.3%
Social housing6.1%17.1%
Privately rented7.8%20.5%
Detached houses14.4%22.9%
Flats9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms6.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van18.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01009771 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£215,000278 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£180,000–£250,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (51)£265,000
Semi-detached (154)£213,500
Terraced (62)£190,500
Flat (11)£95,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Inside the Reception cutoff distance (1.24 km, 2026 entry): 421 sales, median £212,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
14an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
5an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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