Academy converter · Walsall

Blackwood School

3–11Ages
677Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148364URN

Blackwood Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 3PH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2011

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.5 above Walsall median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Walsall

186 applications for 90 places · 13th of 71 in Walsall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2011

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

Inspection history

20 November 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
22 September 2011
Graded inspection: Good · as Blackwood School, URN 104211

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Walsall median (1.6) close to England median (2.2)

186 applications · 90 places offered · 78 named it first

2026 2.1; Walsall median median 1.6
2025 2.1; Walsall median median 1.6
2024 2.2; Walsall median median 1.7
2023 2.1; Walsall median median 1.8
2022 2.3; Walsall median median 1.6
2021 2.3; Walsall median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 2.1; Walsall median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 2.4; Walsall median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 2.6; Walsall median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.5; Walsall median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.3; Walsall median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Walsall median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Walsall median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Walsall median in 5 of 5 years.

This school
Walsall median

Dashed bars: as Blackwood School (URN 104211), 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	90	186	2.1	78	0.87
Sep 2025	85	182	2.1	82	0.96
Sep 2024	77	168	2.2	70	0.91
Sep 2023	90	188	2.1	82	0.91
Sep 2022	83	189	2.3	63	0.76
Sep 2021 *	86	200	2.3	78	0.91
Sep 2020 *	90	189	2.1	85	0.94
Sep 2019 *	86	203	2.4	67	0.78
Sep 2018 *	89	227	2.6	89	1.00
Sep 2017 *	81	199	2.5	78	0.96
Sep 2016 *	89	201	2.3	80	0.90
Sep 2015 *	86	196	2.3	71	0.83
Sep 2014 *	78	179	2.3	68	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 83% · Maths 89% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%5th of 60 in Walsall

Walsall 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Walsall 77% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Walsall 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Walsall 73% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Walsall 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Walsall 76% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Walsall 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

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Walsall median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	79%	12%	107	107
2023/24	70%	15%	108	106
2022/23	71%	11%	108	106

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

Blackwood SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly
0.3 km · Walsall

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Manor Primary School
0.9 km · Walsall

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Lindens Academy
1.5 km · Walsall

Good2023

2.7applications per place
Meadow View Academy
2.0 km · Walsall

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place
Whetstone Field Primary School
2.2 km · Walsall

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School
2.4 km · Walsall

Good2024

2.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Pheasey Park Farm Primary School and Early Years Centre
2.5 km · Walsall

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Sundridge Primary School
2.6 km · Birmingham

Good2024

3.6applications per place 43%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148364 · 335/2234
Trust: Central Co-Operative Learning Trust
Capacity: 708 pupils · 677 on roll
Free school meals: 5.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2022
Replaced: Blackwood School (URN 104211)
Address: Blackwood Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 3PH
Local authority: Walsall

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