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EnglandWest MidlandsSandwellB66 4HBBearwood Primary School
Primary

Bearwood Primary School

Primary

Sandwell · Smethwick · B66 4HB www.bearwood.sandwell.sch.uk

Pupils
446
cap. 498
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
446
Pupils · 2024/25
60%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
446
Pupils · 2024/25
60%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySandwell
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Bearwood Primary School · Primary · Sandwell

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
64%
+4pp
69%65%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
9%
+6pp
9%6%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
34%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
41%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
446
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
60%
FSM eligible
46%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Bearwood Road, Smethwick, B66 4HB
Local authority
Sandwell
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2564%9%79%38%75%11%73%34%84%71%106.0105.0106.015%446
2023/2460%3%70%25%78%5%75%23%83%65%104.0104.0102.013%462
2022/2369%7%80%33%80%8%80%21%80%74%106.0105.0104.0+2.10+1.40+1.9011%465
2018/1960%3%67%21%83%3%83%22%81%74%103.0105.0105.0+1.10+0.60+2.4013%466
2017/1867%9%72%25%81%14%72%21%82%79%104.0103.0106.0-1.00+0.00-1.4011%480
2016/1774%9%74%19%84%12%84%21%84%84%103.0104.0107.0-0.30+0.70+0.7010%496

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2544618.715%60%46%5%12%
2023/2446217.713%62%45%5%15%
2022/2346518.811%66%38%6%18%
2021/2246019.410%71%34%6%20%
2020/2145118.712%68%27%
2018/1946618.413%61%32%4%7%
2017/1848018.511%64%34%4%6%
2016/1749618.010%69%33%4%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.