Blowers Green Primary School

Blowers Green Primary School is a highly effective and inclusive school. Pupils achieve very well, with attainment in reading, writing and mathematics consistently above national averages, including for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Behaviour and attendance are strong: classrooms are calm, relationships are positive, and most pupils attend regularly. Safeguarding requirements are met. The curriculum is well planned and taught consistently, and leaders use rigorous tracking to support vulnerable pupils and close gaps. Personal development is a particular strength, with broad enrichment, strong pastoral support, and opportunities in arts, music, sport and careers. Leadership and governance are effective, with a clear vision, strong staff development and support from Dudley Academies Trust. The school is highly inclusive and works closely with families and external agencies. The main area for development is the early years, where provision is secure and phonics is prioritised, but opportunities for high-quality adult-child interactions are not always maximised. Overall, pupils are well prepared for the next stage of education.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve above national averages in reading, writing and mathematics.
• Disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND achieve well and gaps close swiftly.
• Pupils behave exceptionally well and classrooms are calm and focused.
• Attendance is actively promoted and most pupils attend regularly.
• The curriculum is well planned, logically sequenced and taught consistently.
• Teaching is effective, with misconceptions identified and addressed quickly.
• The school is highly inclusive and supports vulnerable pupils effectively.
• Leadership has a clear, ambitious vision focused on all pupils.
• Staff benefit from strong professional development and workload consideration.
• Personal development provision is broad and well structured.
• Pastoral and mental health support is highly effective.
• Pupils access a wide range of enrichment, arts, music, sport and careers opportunities.
• Safeguarding standards are met.

Areas for Improvement

• High-quality interactions in the early years are not consistently maximised.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Blowers Green Primary School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.8% of pupils at Blowers Green Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Blowers Green Primary School had 22.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.2% of pupils at Blowers Green Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Blowers Green Primary School received £7,742 and spent £7,877 for each of its 229 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £111,000 (£483 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Dudley Academies Trust, income was £8,942 and spending £8,862 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Dudley · Dudley local authority: places and applications

Blowers Green Primary School is part of Dudley Academies Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• St James Academy Dudley
• Pegasus Academy Dudley
• Kates Hill Primary School Dudley
• The Link Academy Dudley
• Beacon Hill Academy Dudley
• The Old Park School Brierley Hill
• Greenfield Primary School Stourbridge

What is Blowers Green Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Blowers Green Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Blowers Green Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Blowers Green Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Blowers Green Primary School have?

Blowers Green Primary School has 245 pupils on roll.

What age range does Blowers Green Primary School cover?

Blowers Green Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Blowers Green Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Blowers Green Primary School?

Blowers Green Primary School is at Blowers Green Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 8UZ.