Ofsted inspection · 20/11/2024
Overview of Blackwood School · Primary · Walsall
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23
Subject breakdown
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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2024/25
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All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 79% | 12% | 85% | 38% | 83% | 22% | 89% | 29% | 91% | 78% | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 | — | — | — | 10% | 678 |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 15% | 89% | 45% | 82% | 22% | 85% | 32% | 89% | 86% | 108.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 | — | — | — | 9% | 686 |
| 2022/23 | 71% | 11% | 85% | 40% | 78% | 19% | 84% | 26% | 85% | 86% | 108.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 | +1.20 | -0.20 | +0.10 | 9% | 704 |
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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 678 | 22.4 | 10% | 10% | 6% | 4% | 6% |
| 2023/24 | 686 | 22.3 | 9% | 14% | 6% | 5% | 11% |
| 2022/23 | 704 | 24.0 | 9% | 16% | 8% | 5% | 11% |
| 2021/22 | 697 | — | 9% | 17% | 9% | 6% | 14% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.