Blackwood School
About the school
Blackwood School is an open primary school in Walsall.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 20 November 2024
- Published
- 16 December 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 79%
- Walsall
- 59%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 12%
- Walsall
- 6%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 85%
- Walsall
- 74%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 83%
- Walsall
- 69%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 89%
- Walsall
- 73%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 78%
- Walsall
- 73%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 28%
- Walsall
- 30%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 91%
- Walsall
- 79%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 107
- Walsall
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 107
- Walsall
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 106
- Walsall
- 106
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
678
Girls
50.74%
Boys
49.26%
SEN support
7.23%
Education, health and care plan
2.36%
English as an additional language
10.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
6.17%
Overall absence
3.86
Persistent absence
5.86