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EnglandWest MidlandsSandwellB68 9DSBleakhouse Primary School
Primary

Bleakhouse Primary School

Primary

Sandwell · Oldbury · B68 9DS http://www.bleakhouseprimary.school

Pupils
430
cap. 446
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
48%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
430
Pupils · 2024/25
27%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
48%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
430
Pupils · 2024/25
27%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySandwell
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Bleakhouse Primary School · Primary · Sandwell

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
48%
-1pp
60%54%48%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 48%
RWM higher standard
5%
+5pp
12%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
55%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
21%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
430
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
27%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Bleakhouse Road, Oldbury, B68 9DS
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
2024/2548%5%68%27%55%9%68%13%77%73%103.0103.0104.016%430
2023/2449%0%65%21%62%2%67%16%59%70%103.0102.0104.015%432
2022/2358%5%71%21%63%8%63%16%69%69%103.0102.0104.0-1.40-1.00-1.9012%434
2018/1956%12%68%17%76%17%69%19%80%75%103.0103.0105.0-1.20-0.50-2.0011%239
2017/1860%7%67%26%77%14%75%21%84%81%104.0104.0107.0-1.20-1.10-0.7010%238
2016/1741%3%59%11%74%7%66%13%85%80%101.0102.0105.0-2.40-1.50-2.509%243

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
2024/2543025.116%27%31%6%18%
2023/2443223.715%24%29%6%18%
2022/2343423.812%23%29%6%19%
2021/2242122.212%22%30%7%23%
2020/2143823.414%22%28%
2018/1923920.511%16%32%4%9%
2017/1823822.310%17%29%4%8%
2016/1724322.89%11%30%3%5%

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