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
- 11.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.4%
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%
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 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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 70
- 2nd preference
- 64
- 3rd preference
- 34
- From another Local Authority
- 18
Offers
- 1st preference
- 70
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.1 |
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 |