The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Brierley Hill, Dudley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.33 miles
Published by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School is a primary school in Brierley Hill, Dudley for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 December 2023. Dudley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.33 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.33 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 39 Dudley primary schools with a published last distance.
- The Reception last distance swung sharply between some years, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 36 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 6 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Dudley.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Dudley schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bromley, Pensnett, Brierley Hill, DY5 4PJ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Dudley
- Pupils on roll
- 243 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 December 2023
Strengths
- “This is an inclusive school where everyone is made to feel welcome.”
- “Pupils from different backgrounds, and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are all treated equally.”
- “Pupils themselves know that discrimination in any form is wrong.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils miss out on these opportunities because they do not attend school regularly.”
- “On occasion, a small number of pupils struggle to manage their behaviour and conform to the school’s high expectations.”
- “However, a small number of subjects are less well developed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 February 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 68% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 36 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Dudley.
- Crestwood Park Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mark's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Dingle Community Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Brockmoor Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Bromley Hills Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hawbush Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Woodside Primary School and Nursery 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Blanford Mere Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published