Blakenall Heath Junior School is a primary school located in Walsall. 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 26/01/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Field Road, Walsall, WS3 3JF
Website: www.blakenallheathjunior.co.uk/
Telephone: 01922710145
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Walsall
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Kim Baker
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104144

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/01/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 235
Number of Boys: 117
Number of Girls: 118

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -5 to -1.8
Writing
Below Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -3.8 to -0.8
Maths
Below Average: -3 Confidence interval -4.4 to -1.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:45%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Valley Nursery School
Blakenall Heath , Blakenall WS3 1HT
4out of 4 557 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Sandbank Nursery School
Elmore Row , Bloxwich WS3 2HR
4out of 4 781 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Millfields Nursery School
Lichfield Road , Bloxwich WS3 3LU
4out of 4 1,233 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Lane Head Nursery School
High Road , WV12 4JQ
4out of 4 3,222 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blakenall Heath Junior School
Field Road , Bloxwich WS3 3JF
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Sunshine Infant and Nursery School
Blakenall Lane , Leamore WS3 1HF
3out of 4 332 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Leamore Primary School
Bloxwich Road , Leamore WS3 2BB
2out of 4 370 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Harden Road , Leamore WS3 1EN
3out of 4 776 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
All Saints National Academy
High Street , Bloxwich WS3 3LP
1out of 4 825 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Walsall Academy
Lichfield Road , Bloxwich WS3 3LX
3out of 4 1,233 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Furzebank Way , WV12 4BD
2out of 4 2,830 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Walsall College
Wisemore Campus , WS2 8ES
- not rated 3,163 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bloxwich Academy
Leamore Lane , Bloxwich WS2 7NR
2out of 4 1,437 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Phoenix Academy
Odell Road , Leamore WS3 2ED
3out of 4 677 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
Castle School
Odell Road , Leamore WS3 2ED
4out of 4 816 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Mary Elliot School
Leamore Lane , WS2 7NR
3out of 4 1,437 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Abu Bakr Boys School
Kent Street , WS2 7AN
- not rated 1,972 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Old Hall School
Bentley Lane , WS2 7LU
3out of 4 2,589 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.