Blackheath Primary School
Blackheath Primary School Britannia Road, Rowley Regis, B65 9NF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Hytch
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Smethwick
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 456
- URN
- 103981
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215591033
About this school
Blackheath Primary School is a community primary school in Rowley Regis. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 456 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 58% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 72% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 70% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 70% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
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 Blackheath 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 | 49% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 481 |
| 2023/24 | 461 |
| 2024/25 | 460 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blackheath Primary School compares
Blackheath Primary School ranked 39th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.6% | 37.4% | 456 | — |
| Highfields Primary School | 58% | 6.4% | 31% | 403 | 0.6 miles |
| Rowley Hall Primary School | — | 9.5% | — | 585 | 0.7 miles |
| Causeway Green Primary School | 58% | 4.7% | 29.9% | 427 | 0.8 miles |
| Brickhouse Primary School | 47% | 7% | 46.5% | 205 | 0.9 miles |
| St James CofE Primary School | 59% | 6.2% | 52.4% | 449 | 0.9 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.41%
- English as an additional language
- 13.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.55%
- Persistent absence
- 10.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Highfields Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Rowley Regis
-
Rowley Hall Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Rowley Regis
-
Causeway Green Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Oldbury
-
Brickhouse Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Rowley Regis
-
St James CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Oldbury
Other schools in Rowley Regis
- Brickhouse Primary School Primary
- Highfields Primary School Primary
- Rowley Hall Primary School Primary
- Springfield Primary School Primary
- St Michael's Church of England High School Secondary
- The Primrose Centre Local authority maintained schools
- The Westminster School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Blackheath Primary School teach?
- Blackheath Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Rowley Regis.
- Who is the headteacher of Blackheath Primary School?
- The headteacher of Blackheath Primary School is Mr Matthew Hytch, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Blackheath Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blackheath 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 big is Blackheath Primary School?
- Blackheath Primary School has 456 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Blackheath Primary School full?
- Blackheath Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 456 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 Blackheath Primary School a faith school?
- No. Blackheath Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Blackheath Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Blackheath Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Blackheath Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Blackheath Primary School rank locally?
- Blackheath Primary School ranked 39th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Blackheath Primary School's absence rate?
- Blackheath Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Blackheath Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Blackheath 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.