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Blackheath Primary School

URN
103981
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Blackheath Primary School
URN
103981
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

64 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

50

Inspection

78

Admissions Value

52

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#40 of 76 schools in Sandwell

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Blackheath Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Blackheath Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Report card (from November 2025)

From November 2025, Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. Schools receive grades across several areas on a report card.

Latest publication date
21 May 2026
Inspection date
14 April 2026
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingMet

Inspection outcomes

  • Safeguarding

    Met

    Graded 14 April 2026

  • Inclusion

    Expected standard

    Graded 14 April 2026

  • Curriculum and teaching

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

60

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

138

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

60

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.3×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Sandwell
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Sandwell)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.blackheathprimary.org.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Sandwell to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

77.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

73.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

80.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

63.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

B65 9NF - Blackheath Primary School Britannia Road, Rowley Regis, West Midlands

Contact details

Address
Blackheath Primary School Britannia Road, Rowley Regis, West Midlands
Postcode
B65 9NF
Phone
1215591033
Website
www.blackheathprimary.org.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Sandwell
Local authority code
333

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 271 schools in Sandwell.

Authority statistics

Total schools

271

Open schools

135

Closed schools

136

Primary schools

177

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Expected standard

    Graded 14 April 2026

  • Achievement

    Expected standard

    Graded 14 April 2026

  • Attendance and behaviour

    Strong standard

    Graded 14 April 2026

  • Personal development and wellbeing

    Strong standard

    Graded 14 April 2026

  • Leadership and governance

    Expected standard

    Graded 14 April 2026

  • Early years

    Expected standard
  • View official Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)

    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    21 May 202614 April 2026S5 InspectionReport cardView report for inspection published 21 May 2026
    29 November 202120 October 2021S5 InspectionSchool remains GoodView report for inspection published 29 November 2021
    • Report card

      Published
      21 May 2026
      Inspected
      14 April 2026
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good

      Published
      29 November 2021
      Inspected
      20 October 2021
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    43.5%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 59

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    47

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary177 (66.0%)
    • Secondary47 (17.5%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other44 (16.4%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Britannia High School57 mSecondaryClosed
    Blackheath Junior School735 mPrimaryClosed
    Blackheath Infant and Nursery School735 mPrimaryClosed
    St Michael's Church of England High School828 mSecondaryOpen
    Holt Farm Primary School847 mPrimaryClosed
    Highfields Primary School985 mPrimaryOpen
    The Westminster School996 mNot applicableOpen
    The Primrose Centre1.0 kmNot applicableOpen
    Rowley Regis College1.0 km16 plusClosed
    Birchley Pupil Referral Unit1.1 kmNot applicableClosed
    • Britannia High School
      Distance
      57 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Blackheath Junior School
      Distance
      735 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Blackheath Infant and Nursery School
      Distance
      735 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Michael's Church of England High School
      Distance
      828 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Sandwell)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey Infant SchoolPrimaryB67 5LROpen
    Abbey Junior SchoolPrimaryB67 5LTOpen
    Albert Pritchard Infant SchoolPrimaryWS10 9QGOpen
    Albion Junior SchoolPrimaryB66 1BAClosed
    All Saints CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryB71 1QNOpen
    • Abbey Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      B67 5LR
      Status
      Open
    • Abbey Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      B67 5LT
      Status
      Open
    • Albert Pritchard Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WS10 9QG
      Status
      Open
    • Albion Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      B66 1BA
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints CofE Primary School
    Holt Farm Primary School
    Distance
    847 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Highfields Primary School
    Distance
    985 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • The Westminster School
    Distance
    996 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • The Primrose Centre
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Rowley Regis College
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    16 plus
    Status
    Closed
  • Birchley Pupil Referral Unit
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    B71 1QN
    Status
    Open