Blackwood School
Blackwood Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 3PH
677 pupils · 96% of 708 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Free school meals
- 5.6%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 20 November 2024, published 16 December 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 79% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.87 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 90 | 78 | 186 | 90 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 85 | 82 | 182 | 85 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 77 | 70 | 168 | 75 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 90 | 82 | 188 | 90 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 83 | 63 | 189 | 82 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly 0.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Manor Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Lindens Academy 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Meadow View Academy 2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Whetstone Field Primary School 2.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School 2.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.