Blackwell First School

Academy converter·First school Bromsgrove, Worcestershire·B60 1BN

School type

First school

Ages 2–9

Key Stage 2 performance

Blackwell First School is a first school for pupils aged 2–9. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every first school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

49%

59 first choices, 29 places

First choices per place

2.03

more first choices than places

Applications naming the school

147

any preference, for 29 places

Last place offered lived

1.67 mi

straight line, 2025 intake · 2684 m

Applications from another council area

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2025 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Outstanding

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Outstanding

School profile

Age range: 2–9
Pupils on roll: 171
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

1.4%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

1.2%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

17.0%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

3.5%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

17.6

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£7,614

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery Birmingham · 1.5 mi 45.9 Parkside Middle School Bromsgrove · 1.9 mi 44.6 Aston Fields Middle School Bromsgrove · 2.0 mi 56.6 Catshill Middle School Bromsgrove · 2.0 mi 35.5 Alvechurch CofE Middle School Birmingham · 2.3 mi 59.6 St John's Church of England Middle School Academy Bromsgrove · 2.5 mi 63.9 Beaconside Primary and Nursery School Birmingham · 2.7 mi 60.2 Holywell Primary and Nursery School Birmingham · 3.0 mi 47.8

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

About Blackwell First School

Blackwell First School is a primary school in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 171 pupils aged 2 to 9 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted.

Blackwell First School is oversubscribed: about 5 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 59 first choices for 29 places. In 2025 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.67 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. There are about 17.6 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 1% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.