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Blackwood School is an academy. It has about 700 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. Ofsted last inspected the school in September 2011. The present school opened in 2022.
This school is a member of Central Co-operative Learning Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Greenfield Primary School, Brownhills West Primary School, Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School, Grange School and Burton Fields School.)
Particular strengths include Environment, Attendance, Disadvantaged pupils and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Representation and Admissions.
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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is very low.
Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.
Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths is excellent. Progress in reading is excellent. Progress in writing is above average.
Attainment: Above average. Maths attainment is above average, reading is excellent and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance
Progress: About average. Progress in maths, reading and writing are all about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high.
Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community. Show details
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