Community school · Sandwell

Bleakhouse Primary School

4–11Ages
432Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103934URN

Bleakhouse Road, Oldbury, B68 9DS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.6 above Sandwell median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sandwell

123 applications for 49 places · 18th of 86 in Sandwell

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Sandwell median (1.9) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

123 applications · 49 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 2.5; Sandwell median median 1.9
2025 2.2; Sandwell median median 1.7
2024 2.0; Sandwell median median 1.7
2023 2.1; Sandwell median median 1.7
2022 2.5; Sandwell median median 1.6
2021 2.4; Sandwell median median 1.6
2020 1.8; Sandwell median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 2.0; Sandwell median median 1.6; as the previous school
2018 2.5; Sandwell median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Sandwell median median 1.7; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Sandwell median median 1.7; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Sandwell median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Sandwell median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Sandwell median in 6 of 6 years.

This school
Sandwell median

Dashed bars: as Warley Infant School (URN 103963), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	49	123	2.5	42	0.86
Sep 2025	47	101	2.2	44	0.94
Sep 2024	48	95	2.0	46	0.96
Sep 2023	44	93	2.1	42	0.95
Sep 2022	31	76	2.5	29	0.94
Sep 2021	33	78	2.4	32	0.97
Sep 2020 *	54	95	1.8	50	0.93
Sep 2019 *	43	85	2.0	36	0.84
Sep 2018 *	41	103	2.5	36	0.88
Sep 2017 *	57	121	2.1	56	0.98
Sep 2016 *	60	130	2.2	70	1.17
Sep 2015 *	48	110	2.3	40	0.83
Sep 2014 *	60	146	2.4	61	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 55% · Maths 68% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%75th of 84 in Sandwell

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Sandwell 77% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Sandwell 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard55%

Sandwell 73% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Sandwell 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Sandwell 75% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Sandwell 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sandwell median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	48%	5%	103	103
2023/24	49%	0%	103	102
2022/23	58%	5%	103	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bleakhouse Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Brandhall Primary School
0.5 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Moat Farm Junior School
0.9 km · Sandwell

2026

78%met the SATs standard
Moat Farm Infant School
0.9 km · Sandwell

2025

1.6applications per place
Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Lightwoods Primary Academy
1.0 km · Sandwell

Good2024

3.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Annie Lennard Primary School
1.2 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Abbey Junior School
1.3 km · Sandwell

Standards maintained2025

74%met the SATs standard
Abbey Infant School
1.3 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103934 · 333/2108
Capacity: 446 pupils · 432 on roll
Free school meals: 30.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: Warley Infant School (URN 103963)
Address: Bleakhouse Road, Oldbury, B68 9DS
Local authority: Sandwell

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources