Blackwell First School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Worcestershire
St Catherine's Road, Bromsgrove, B60 1BN
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 06/12/2023
Application demand
72%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
96.7%
4.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
187
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
184 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
72%
1st preference success rate
26 of 36 families who put it first got an offer
29
Places offered
118
Total applications
4.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 36 | 26 | ● 72% |
| 2nd preference | 43 | 3 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 39 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 118 | 29 | 25% |
Worcestershire lets families list 3 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Anna Moss
- Address
- St Catherine's Road, Blackwell, Bromsgrove, B60 1BN
- Phone
- 01214451622
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Lickey Hills · Bromsgrove
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150677
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 2% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WORCESTERSHIRE HILLS TRUST
187 pupils · 184 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
06 December 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 122 pupils
Attendance
96.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
4.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Worcestershire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.