Blackwood School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School 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
- 678 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 10.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.6%
- Persistent absence
- 7.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.2%
White British 45.9%
Indian 28.9%
Mixed 9.9%
Pakistani 6.2%
Other Asian 2.2%
Other 1.8%
Unclassified 1.3%
Caribbean 1.2%
Other White 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
African 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.2
WritingAverage-0.2
MathsAverage0.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 70%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 15%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Blackwood School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 85
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 82
- 2nd preference
- 68
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 22
Offers
- 1st preference
- 82
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 6 5 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 9 2 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 47 22 25 |
| Reception, Full-time | 74 41 33 |
| Year 1 | 90 35 55 |
| Year 2 | 89 42 47 |
| Year 3 | 90 43 47 |
| Year 4 | 91 44 47 |
| Year 5 | 92 47 45 |
| Year 6 | 90 53 37 |