What did Ofsted judge Bramford Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Bramford Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in January 2019 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in July 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Bramford Primary School?

Bramford Primary School has 476 pupils on roll.

What ages does Bramford Primary School take?

Bramford Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Bramford Primary School located?

Bramford Primary School is located in Bilston, WV14 9TU, Dudley.

How do I apply to Bramford Primary School?

Bramford Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Bramford Primary School?

On offer day for 2025-26 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Bramford Primary School was 1.81 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at Bramford Primary School?

When Bramford Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — First priority for admission shall be given to relevant looked after children or children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order. See notes below; 2. Children of staff — Second priority for admission shall be given to children of staff in either or both of the following circumstances: 1. Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or 2. The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage; 3. Serious and ongoing medical condition — Third priority for admission shall be given to children with a "serious and ongoing medical condition" where Bramford is the most appropriate school to meet the condition. (Parents must provide supportive information from their child's Hospital Consultant at the time of application in order to be considered under this criteria. This supportive information should include information about the needs of the child and should detail the difficulties the child would experience if they attended another school. Parents should also indicate why the preferred school is the most appropriate to meet their child's medical condition rather than any other school. The School will not seek to obtain medical evidence on behalf of parents.), and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Random allocation will be used as a tie-break in category d above to decide who has the highest priority for admission if the distance between two children's homes and the school is the same.

What is the largest ethnic background at Bramford Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 81.7% of pupils at Bramford Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Bramford Primary School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

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1.81miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2025-26 (Reception). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

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How places are decided at Bramford Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — First priority for admission shall be given to relevant looked after children or children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order. See notes below.
2Children of staff — Second priority for admission shall be given to children of staff in either or both of the following circumstances: 1. Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or 2. The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage
3Serious and ongoing medical condition — Third priority for admission shall be given to children with a "serious and ongoing medical condition" where Bramford is the most appropriate school to meet the condition. (Parents must provide supportive information from their child's Hospital Consultant at the time of application in order to be considered under this criteria. This supportive information should include information about the needs of the child and should detail the difficulties the child would experience if they attended another school. Parents should also indicate why the preferred school is the most appropriate to meet their child's medical condition rather than any other school. The School will not seek to obtain medical evidence on behalf of parents.)
4Siblings — Fourth priority for admission shall be given to children who have a brother/sister, half-brother/sister (where the children share one common parent), or step-brother / step-sister, living at the same address and who will still be attending Bramford in the academic year 2026/2027.
5Distance from home to school — Any places that remain available once the above applicants have been admitted, will be filled according to those children who live closest to the school, determined by a straight-line measurement in metres, from the home address to the main entrance of the school.

If two applications tie: Random allocation will be used as a tie-break in category d above to decide who has the highest priority for admission if the distance between two children's homes and the school is the same.

EHCP: In accordance with legislation, a child with an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) will be offered a place if the school is named in the EHCP as the most appropriate to meet the child's individual needs, this may reduce the amount of places available for children who do not have an EHCP. Twins/triplets: Special conditions will apply in the event that one child from a set of twins or triplets does not gain admission to the preferred school through the admissions criteria - the Governing Body will exceed the admission number to prevent separation of twins/triplets. Deferred entry and part-time attendance provisions also apply. Transcribed from the school's own determined admission arrangements as published by Dudley MBC admission arrangements directory. Children with an EHCP naming the school are admitted first; that is a statutory duty, not an oversubscription criterion.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Bramford Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Bramford Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Bramford Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in January 2019 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in July 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Bramford Primary School?: Bramford Primary School has 476 pupils on roll.
What ages does Bramford Primary School take?: Bramford Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Bramford Primary School located?: Bramford Primary School is located in Bilston, WV14 9TU, Dudley.
How do I apply to Bramford Primary School?: Bramford Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Bramford Primary School?: On offer day for 2025-26 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Bramford Primary School was 1.81 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Reception places decided at Bramford Primary School?: When Bramford Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — First priority for admission shall be given to relevant looked after children or children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order. See notes below; 2. Children of staff — Second priority for admission shall be given to children of staff in either or both of the following circumstances: 1. Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or 2. The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage; 3. Serious and ongoing medical condition — Third priority for admission shall be given to children with a "serious and ongoing medical condition" where Bramford is the most appropriate school to meet the condition. (Parents must provide supportive information from their child's Hospital Consultant at the time of application in order to be considered under this criteria. This supportive information should include information about the needs of the child and should detail the difficulties the child would experience if they attended another school. Parents should also indicate why the preferred school is the most appropriate to meet their child's medical condition rather than any other school. The School will not seek to obtain medical evidence on behalf of parents.), and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Random allocation will be used as a tie-break in category d above to decide who has the highest priority for admission if the distance between two children's homes and the school is the same.
What is the largest ethnic background at Bramford Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 81.7% of pupils at Bramford Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Bramford Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — First priority for admission shall be given to relevant looked after children or children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order. See notes below.
2Children of staff — Second priority for admission shall be given to children of staff in either or both of the following circumstances: 1. Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or 2. The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage
3Serious and ongoing medical condition — Third priority for admission shall be given to children with a "serious and ongoing medical condition" where Bramford is the most appropriate school to meet the condition. (Parents must provide supportive information from their child's Hospital Consultant at the time of application in order to be considered under this criteria. This supportive information should include information about the needs of the child and should detail the difficulties the child would experience if they attended another school. Parents should also indicate why the preferred school is the most appropriate to meet their child's medical condition rather than any other school. The School will not seek to obtain medical evidence on behalf of parents.)
4Siblings — Fourth priority for admission shall be given to children who have a brother/sister, half-brother/sister (where the children share one common parent), or step-brother / step-sister, living at the same address and who will still be attending Bramford in the academic year 2026/2027.
5Distance from home to school — Any places that remain available once the above applicants have been admitted, will be filled according to those children who live closest to the school, determined by a straight-line measurement in metres, from the home address to the main entrance of the school.

Bramford Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Bramford Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Bramford Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in January 2019 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in July 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Bramford Primary School?: Bramford Primary School has 476 pupils on roll.
What ages does Bramford Primary School take?: Bramford Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Bramford Primary School located?: Bramford Primary School is located in Bilston, WV14 9TU, Dudley.
How do I apply to Bramford Primary School?: Bramford Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Bramford Primary School?: On offer day for 2025-26 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Bramford Primary School was 1.81 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Reception places decided at Bramford Primary School?: When Bramford Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — First priority for admission shall be given to relevant looked after children or children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order. See notes below; 2. Children of staff — Second priority for admission shall be given to children of staff in either or both of the following circumstances: 1. Where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or 2. The member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage; 3. Serious and ongoing medical condition — Third priority for admission shall be given to children with a "serious and ongoing medical condition" where Bramford is the most appropriate school to meet the condition. (Parents must provide supportive information from their child's Hospital Consultant at the time of application in order to be considered under this criteria. This supportive information should include information about the needs of the child and should detail the difficulties the child would experience if they attended another school. Parents should also indicate why the preferred school is the most appropriate to meet their child's medical condition rather than any other school. The School will not seek to obtain medical evidence on behalf of parents.), and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Random allocation will be used as a tie-break in category d above to decide who has the highest priority for admission if the distance between two children's homes and the school is the same.
What is the largest ethnic background at Bramford Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 81.7% of pupils at Bramford Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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