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Blackwell First School

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personMrs Anna Moss

location_onBromsgrove, B60 1BN

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

151

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Demand Ratio

1.3x

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Blackwell First School is a Community school primary school in Bromsgrove, serving ages 5-9. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.3×) — apply through your local authority on time.

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School Summary

Blackwell First School is a community school in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, admitting pupils aged 5-9. The school has approximately 151 pupils on roll.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.3× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 7.4%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 May 2024

Inspection Report

06 December 2023

Inspection Report

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26 January 2011

Inspection Report

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26 November 2007

Inspection Report

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15 March 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-12-06

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-01-26

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-11-26

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 149 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	149	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	151	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	151	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	152	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	151	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	150	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	152	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	153	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	153	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	151	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	151	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	152	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	152	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	152	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	151	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	152	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	152	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	151	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	141	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	142	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	141	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	133	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	135	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	134	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Blackwell First School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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