Blackwood School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Walsall
Unique reference
148364
Address
Blackwood Road, B74 3PH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
686 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
48.5%
Girls
51.5%
First language not English
13.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
5.7%
Persistent absence
13.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 46.4%
Indian 27.8%
Mixed 9.8%
Pakistani 6.4%
Other Asian 2.5%
Other 1.9%
Unclassified 1.3%
Caribbean 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
African 0.7%
Other White 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.2
WritingAverage-0.2
MathsAverage0.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 71%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

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

School 11%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Blackwood School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
77
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
70
2nd preference
64
3rd preference
34
From another Local Authority
18
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
70
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
3
1
2
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
15
7
8
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
5
3
2
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
36
18
18
Reception, Part-time
1
1
0
Reception, Full-time
87
33
54
Year 1
88
42
46
Year 2
90
43
47
Year 3
89
42
47
Year 4
90
45
45
Year 5
89
52
37
Year 6
93
46
47
Year 2023-2024

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