The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Brierley Hill, Dudley·DY5 4PJ
Composite score
47.7
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#8,101
National rank
#840
In West Midlands
#40
In Dudley
Top 55%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
68%
% achieving higher RWM
3%
Reading average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
83%
36 first choices, 30 places
First choices per place
1.20
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
61
any preference, for 30 places
Last place offered lived
0.33 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 536 m
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.13
00.511.52
1 per place
0.8720221.4020231.2720241.0720251.202026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
240
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
51.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
22.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
10.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
7.7%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
25.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,547
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

School overview

The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School is a primary school serving Brierley Hill, Dudley, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. It has 240 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School 'Good'. 68% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 35.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 102 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 36 first choices for 30 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 0.33 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 7.7%. There are about 20.5 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 52% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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