Primary school

Blackheath Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Sandwell
  • B65 9NF
Ofsted report card · inspected Apr 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,014 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 54%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 23%23%2016/17: top 32%2017/18: top 91%2018/19: top 65%2022/23: top 79%2023/24: top 62%2024/25: top 54%No exams

Against West MidlandsArrows: West Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM63% · West Midlands 65%5/10 Middle
Higher standard, RWM8% · West Midlands 7%6/10 Middle+21.9 pts
Reading score105 · West Midlands 1054/10 Below+7.7 pts
Maths score104 · West Midlands 1054/10 Below+5.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 68% · 59 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 71% · 58 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 44% · 59 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 62% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 49% · 89 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 58% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 63% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 65%71%44%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 59 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 5% · 58 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 5% · 59 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 7% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 0% · 89 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 3% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 8% · 60 pupils · West Midlands 7%8%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 59 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 104 · 58 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 100 · 59 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 103 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 103 · 89 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 104 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 105 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 105105100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 59 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 105 · 58 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 103 · 59 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 104 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 102 · 89 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 104 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 104 · 60 pupils · West Midlands 105105102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in85.1%
57 of 67 who put it first2014 · 86.6%2026 · 85.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6757
2nd433
3rd190

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Early yearsExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2014Requires improvement
  4. 2016Good
  5. 2021Remains Good
  6. 2026Lowest Expected

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026456
Free school meals (past 6 years)37.4%
First language not English13.7%
SEN support13.9%
EHC plan1.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.5%
Persistently absent pupils10.6%

Girls 49.1%Boys 50.9%

101.3% full · 450 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.2
Pupils per adult10.3
  • Classroom teachers 15.6
  • Leadership 4.3
  • Teaching assistants 22.1
  • Other support 7.4

Teachers 19.9 FTE · Whole workforce 49.3 · 67 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,293
Spend per pupil£7,258
Staff spend per pupil£5,758
Reserve per pupil£1,742
  • +£770,766revenue reserve
  • +£15,268in-year balance

Grants £7,123 · self-generated £170 · premises £592 per pupil