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Maintained school
Blackwood School
Nursery
Primary
Blackwood Road Streetly, Sutton Coldfield, B743PH
012 1353 1876


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
3 - 11
PUPILS
723

Blackwood School is a Maintained school (Community school). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 3 and 11 and has a capacity of 708. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 23 Sep 2011.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 30% of Primary schools in England based on pupils who met or exceeded the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.


PUPIL MIX
363 boys and 360 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
29.1
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
4%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
16.2%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
2%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
6.5%
EHC PLAN
1.2%


School Performance


Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School
74%
Local Authority
61%
England
65%


Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School
19%
Local Authority
8%
England
11%


Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average
Writing
Average
Maths
Average


Key Stage 2 Scaled Scores

Average Score School Local Authority England
Reading 106 103 104
Maths 107 105 105




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

23 Sep 2011

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective -
Early years provision Good




School Admissions


Demand for primary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 189
Of which first preference applications 85
Of which second preference applications 46
Of which third preference applications 55
Total offers made 90
Of which first preference offers 83
Of which second preference offers 7
Of which third preference offers 0




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
4
GREEN SPACE
3
ENVIRONMENT
5
SAFETY
7
PROPERTY
£357,500 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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