Bearwood Primary School is a primary school located in Smethwick. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 28/03/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Bearwood Road, Smethwick

School Information

Address: Bearwood Road, Smethwick, B66 4HB
Website: www.bearwood.sandwell.sch.uk
Telephone: 01214344499
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sandwell
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Deborah Haywood
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 103933

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/03/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 498
Number of Pupils: 451
Number of Boys: 235
Number of Girls: 216

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2.7
Writing
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2.1
Maths
Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 1 to 3.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bearwood Primary School
Bearwood Road , B66 4HB
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
Park Road , B67 5HX
4out of 4 444 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Abbey Infant School
Maurice Road , B67 5LR
3out of 4 707 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Abbey Junior School
Barclay Road , B67 5LT
3out of 4 739 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Shireland Technology Primary School
Waterloo Road , B66 4ND
- not rated 902 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lordswood Boys' School
Hagley Road , Harborne B17 8BJ
1out of 4 828 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Shireland Collegiate Academy
Waterloo Road , B66 4ND
4out of 4 882 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
George Dixon Academy
Portland Road , Edgbaston B16 9GD
3out of 4 1,056 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Lordswood Girls' School and Sixth Form Centre
Knightlow Road , Harborne B17 8QB
4out of 4 1,156 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Bristnall Hall Academy
Bristnall Hall Lane , B68 9PA
3out of 4 1,896 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodbourne Hospital School
Priory Woodbourne Hospital , 21 Woodbourne Road B17 8BY
- not rated 1,426 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Queen Alexandra College
49 Court Oak Road , Harborne B17 9TG
- not rated 2,182 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Norfolk House School
4 Norfolk Road , Edgbaston B15 3PS
- not rated 2,200 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Baskerville School
Fellows Lane , Harborne B17 9TS
3out of 4 2,460 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Regis Academy
8 Brasshouse Lane , B66 1RA
- not rated 2,511 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.