Blakesley Hall Primary School
Yardley Green Road, Stechford, Birmingham, B33 8TH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Pamela Key
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Birmingham Yardley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 510
- Pupils on roll
- 462
- URN
- 103300
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01217832148
About this school
Blakesley Hall Primary School is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 462 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Blakesley Hall Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 83 | 88 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 47% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 63% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 59% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 57% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Blakesley Hall Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 560 |
| 2023/24 | 538 |
| 2024/25 | 521 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blakesley Hall Primary School compares
Blakesley Hall Primary School ranked 249th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 10.6% | 56.6% | 462 | — |
| Stechford Primary School | 58% | 7.1% | 48.1% | 417 | 0.3 miles |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School | 75% | 5.9% | 58.6% | 385 | 0.4 miles |
| Oasis Academy Hobmoor | 70% | 5.8% | 60.3% | 493 | 0.6 miles |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | 58% | 5.5% | 48.3% | 559 | 0.6 miles |
| Yardley Primary School | 60% | 7.5% | 43.5% | 830 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.62%
- English as an additional language
- 60.8%
- Overall absence
- 10.57%
- Persistent absence
- 34.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stechford Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Oasis Academy Hobmoor0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Yardley Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Blakesley Hall Primary School ranks 255th of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham.
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Blakesley Hall Primary School teach?
- Blakesley Hall Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Blakesley Hall Primary School?
- The headteacher of Blakesley Hall Primary School is Mrs Pamela Key, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Blakesley Hall Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blakesley Hall Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Blakesley Hall Primary School?
- Blakesley Hall Primary School has 462 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Blakesley Hall Primary School full?
- Blakesley Hall Primary School has capacity for 510 pupils and 462 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Blakesley Hall Primary School a faith school?
- No. Blakesley Hall Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Blakesley Hall Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Blakesley Hall Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Blakesley Hall Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Blakesley Hall Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Blakesley Hall Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Blakesley Hall Primary School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Blakesley Hall Primary School ranked 249th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Blakesley Hall Primary School's absence rate?
- Blakesley Hall Primary School's overall absence rate is 10.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Blakesley Hall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Blakesley Hall Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.