Blackwood School, Sutton Coldfield

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Blackwood School

Blackwood Road, Sutton Coldfield B74 3PH

http://www.blackwood-school.co.uk/

Blackwood School is an academy. It has about 700 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. Ofsted last inspected the school in September 2011. The present school opened in 2022.

This school is a member of Central Co-operative Learning Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Greenfield Primary School, Brownhills West Primary School, Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School, Grange School and Burton Fields School.)

Particular strengths include Environment, Disadvantaged pupils, Attainment and Attendance. Relative weaknesses include Representation.

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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.1		St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly
0.4		Manor Primary School
0.9		Lindens Primary School
1.3		Meadow View JMI School
1.4		Whetstone Field Primary School
1.4		St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School
1.6		Pheasey Park Farm Primary School and Early Years Centre
1.7		Sundridge Primary School
1.7		Kingsland Primary School (NC)
1.7		Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School
1.8		Sutton Park Primary
1.9		Little Aston Primary Academy

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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is very low.

Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths is excellent. Progress in reading is excellent. Progress in writing is above average.

Attainment: Above average. Maths attainment is above average, reading is excellent and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates are very low and the incidence of persistent absence is quite low.

Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is quite high and the offer rate is very high.

Progress: About average. Progress in maths, reading and writing are all about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community.

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