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Pens Meadow School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

person Mrs Marie Hunter (Headteacher)

location_onPensnett, DY5 4LN

language Visit Website phone 01384987222

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

109

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Age Range

3-19

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Pens Meadow School is a Community special school primary school in Pensnett, serving ages 3-19. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Pens Meadow School is a special school in Pensnett, Dudley, admitting pupils aged 3-19. The school has approximately 145 pupils on roll, of whom 43% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 9.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 3.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

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Specialist Provision Assessment Context

Because Pens Meadow School is a specialist or alternative provision setting, pupils often follow tailored curricula rather than standard national GCSE or SAT benchmarks. National attainment figures below may be suppressed or reflect small cohorts.

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Student Destinations (After Secondary)

This module shows what students did after finishing Key Stage 4 (GCSEs). It reflects how well the school prepares pupils for the real world.

2026

Stayed in Education / Employment

100%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)100%

Apprenticeships0%

Employment0%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)0%

2025

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2024

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2023

Stayed in Education / Employment

100%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)100%

Apprenticeships0%

Employment0%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)0%

2022

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2021

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 59%

Reading0% LA 72%

Writing0% LA 70%

Maths0% LA 71%

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Maths SS

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Progress (0 = national avg)

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2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 54%England 61%

Reading0% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing0% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths0% LA 67% · Eng 73%

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Maths SS

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Progress (0 = national avg)

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2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 53%England 60%

Reading0% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths0% LA 67% · Eng 73%

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Maths SS

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Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.5

Read

LA -0.7

-6.8 to 1.9

-5.7

Write

LA -0.2

-9.9 to -1.5

-5.2

Maths

LA -0.6

-9.3 to -1.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 57%England 65%

Reading0% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths0% LA 71% · Eng 79%

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Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA -1.4

-5.3 to 4.6

-0.8

Write

LA -0.5

-5.3 to 3.8

-0.6

Maths

LA -1.3

-4.9 to 3.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 May 2025

Inspection Report

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26 November 2019

Inspection Report

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24 January 2018

Inspection Report

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16 May 2013

Inspection Report

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18 March 2010

Inspection Report

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12 December 2006

Inspection Report

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19 March 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2019-11-26

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

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2018-01-24

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

2013-05-16

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Latest Ungraded: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

2010-03-18

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Leadership

Outstanding

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

4.4%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.6%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 114 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	114	5	4.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	110	3	2.7%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	112	3	2.7%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	110	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	110	2	1.8%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	109	3	2.8%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	109	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	112	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	109	1	0.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	111	2	1.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	111	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	108	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	108	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	108	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	110	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	110	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	108	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	106	3	2.8%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	106	4	3.8%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	106	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	103	1	1.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	104	1	1.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	101	2	2.0%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	90	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	87	1	1.1%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	87	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 41 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 39 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 13 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 9 pupils

Physical Disability 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils