Blackheath Primary School

Blackheath Primary School has demonstrated a strong performance across various domains, particularly excelling in safeguarding, attendance, and personal development. Leaders have established a positive and nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and respected. The school's commitment to high attendance rates and consistent behavior management has resulted in a calm and orderly atmosphere conducive to learning. Additionally, the personal development curriculum effectively equips pupils with the necessary skills for future aspirations, including various extracurricular opportunities that are accessible to all students, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds. However, while overall achievement levels are generally positive, there is room for growth in matching learning activities more closely to pupils' existing knowledge, especially for those with special educational needs. Some areas, like the Year 4 multiplication check results, showed lower outcomes, prompting leadership to take decisive action for improvement. The commitment of the staff and leaders is evident, and they continuously seek ways to enhance the educational experience for all students, ensuring they are well-prepared for their next stages in education.

Strengths

• Strong safeguarding measures and a culture of safety.
• High attendance rates with effective parental engagement.
• Well-embedded behavior management leading to a calm learning environment.
• Comprehensive personal development programs that include a variety of extracurricular activities.
• Supportive culture where differences are celebrated and respected.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistency in matching learning activities to pupils' existing knowledge.
• Lower outcomes in Year 4 multiplication check compared to previous years.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Blackheath Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.3% of pupils at Blackheath Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Blackheath Primary School had 22.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.1% of pupils at Blackheath Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Blackheath Primary School received £7,293 and spent £7,258 for each of its 443 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £771,000 (£1,742 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Blackheath Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Blackheath Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was Blackheath Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Blackheath Primary School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does Blackheath Primary School have?

Blackheath Primary School has 456 pupils on roll.

What age range does Blackheath Primary School cover?

Blackheath Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Blackheath Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Blackheath Primary School?

Blackheath Primary School is at Blackheath Primary School, Britannia Road, Rowley Regis, West Midlands, B65 9NF.