Bearwood Primary School
Bearwood Road, Smethwick, B66 4HB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Deborah Haywood
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Smethwick
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 498
- Pupils on roll
- 465
- URN
- 103933
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214344499
About this school
Bearwood Primary School is a community primary school in Smethwick. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 465 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bearwood 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 60 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 60% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 70% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 75% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 65% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
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 Bearwood 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 | Sandwell average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 465 |
| 2023/24 | 462 |
| 2024/25 | 446 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bearwood Primary School compares
Bearwood Primary School ranked 36th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 4.7% | 45.7% | 465 | — |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 4.7% | 21.5% | 230 | 0.3 miles |
| Abbey Infant School | — | 4.8% | 15.7% | 280 | 0.4 miles |
| Abbey Junior School | 74% | 3.8% | 24.9% | 357 | 0.4 miles |
| Shireland Technology Primary | 75% | 4.5% | 37.8% | 440 | 0.5 miles |
| Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery | 55% | 6.5% | 46.1% | 734 | 0.5 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)
- 45.68%
- English as an additional language
- 59.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.74%
- Persistent absence
- 11.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Smethwick
-
Abbey Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Smethwick
-
Abbey Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Smethwick
-
Shireland Technology Primary0.5 miles
Primary · Smethwick
-
Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Smethwick
Other schools in Smethwick
Bearwood Primary School ranks 9th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Smethwick.
- Abbey Infant School Primary
- Abbey Junior School Primary
- Annie Lennard Primary School Primary
- Cape Primary School Primary
- Crocketts Community Primary School Primary
- Devonshire Infant Academy Primary
- Devonshire Junior Academy Primary
- Galton Valley Primary School Primary
- George Betts Primary Academy Primary
- Shireland Hall Primary Academy Primary
- Shireland Technology Primary Primary
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bearwood Primary School teach?
- Bearwood Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Smethwick.
- Who is the headteacher of Bearwood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bearwood Primary School is Mrs Deborah Haywood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bearwood Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bearwood 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 Bearwood Primary School?
- Bearwood Primary School has 465 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bearwood Primary School full?
- Bearwood Primary School has capacity for 498 pupils and 465 on roll (93%), 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 Bearwood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bearwood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bearwood Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bearwood Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Bearwood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bearwood Primary School compare with other schools in Sandwell?
- Bearwood Primary School ranked 36th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bearwood Primary School's absence rate?
- Bearwood Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bearwood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bearwood 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.