Blakeley Heath Primary School is a primary school located in Wolverhampton. 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 11/05/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Sytch Lane, Wolverhampton

School Information

Address: Sytch Lane, Wolverhampton, WV5 0JR
Website: http://www.blakeleyheath.staffs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01902893400
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Staffordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Laura Richards
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 124192

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 350
Number of Pupils: 327
Number of Boys: 164
Number of Girls: 163

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.7 Confidence interval -5.8 to -1.5
Writing
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.9 to 3.1
Maths
Below Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -5 to -1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:61%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blakeley Heath Primary School
Sytch Lane , Wombourne WV5 0JR
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Lindale Drive , Wombourne WV5 8DZ
3out of 4 985 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Westfield Primary School
Ounsdale Road , Wombourne WV5 8BH
3out of 4 1,013 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Benedict Biscop CofE Primary School
School Road , Wombourne WV5 9DZ
1out of 4 1,407 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St John's CofE (C) Primary School
Wombourne Road , Swindon DY3 4NB
3out of 4 1,652 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wombourne High School
Ounsdale Road , Wombourne WV5 8BJ
2out of 4 1,091 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cherry Trees School
Giggetty Lane , Wombourne WV5 0AX
4out of 4 721 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.