Blackwood School is a primary school located in Sutton Coldfield. 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 23/09/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.6%, which is 1.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Blackwood Road, Sutton Coldfield

School Information

Address: Blackwood Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 3PH
Website: http://www.blackwood-school.co.uk/
Telephone: 01213531876
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Walsall
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Tracey Coles
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104211

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/09/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 708
Number of Pupils: 704
Number of Boys: 353
Number of Girls: 351

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.5 to 1.1
Writing
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.1 to 1.2
Maths
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.1 to 1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:74%
England Average:65%

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

School:19%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly
Blackwood Road , Streetly B74 3PL 		4out of 4 312 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Manor Primary School
Briar Avenue , Streetly B74 3HX 		3out of 4 1,026 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Lindens Primary School
Hundred Acre Road , Streetly B74 2BB 		4out of 4 1,595 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Meadow View JMI School
Frampton Way , Great Barr B43 7UJ 		3out of 4 2,196 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Whetstone Field Primary School
Beaufort Way , Aldridge WS9 0HJ 		3out of 4 2,429 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Streetly Academy
Queslett Road East , B74 2EX 		2out of 4 1,639 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Francis of Assisi Catholic College
Erdington Road , Aldridge WS9 0RN 		3out of 4 2,522 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Barr Beacon School
Old Hall Lane , Aldridge WS9 0RF 		4out of 4 2,712 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Aldridge School - A Science College
Tynings Lane , Aldridge WS9 0BG 		3out of 4 3,076 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Bridge School
Coppice View Road , Sutton Coldfield B73 6UE 		3out of 4 3,137 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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