Blakeley Heath Primary School
Sytch Lane, Wombourne, Wolverhampton, WV5 0JR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Laura Richards
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 359
- URN
- 124192
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902893400
About this school
Blakeley Heath Primary School is a community primary school in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 359 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Blakeley Heath 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 June 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 60 | 58 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 69% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 5% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 81% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 83% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 84% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Blakeley Heath 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 364 |
| 2023/24 | 358 |
| 2024/25 | 348 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blakeley Heath Primary School compares
Blakeley Heath Primary School ranked 32nd of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 4.3% | 21% | 359 | — |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 100 | 0.6 miles |
| Westfield Primary School | 66% | 3.9% | 8.2% | 398 | 0.6 miles |
| St Benedict Biscop CofE Primary School | 83% | 3.6% | 16.8% | 211 | 0.8 miles |
| St John's CofE (C) Primary School | 47% | 4.2% | 16.3% | 77 | 0.9 miles |
| Maidensbridge Primary School | 80% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 236 | 1.3 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)
- 20.98%
- English as an additional language
- 0.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.32%
- Persistent absence
- 10.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Westfield Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
St Benedict Biscop CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
St John's CofE (C) Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Maidensbridge Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Kingswinford
Other schools in Wolverhampton
Blakeley Heath Primary School ranks 9th of the 67 ranked primary schools in Wolverhampton.
- Albrighton Primary School & Nursery Primary
- All Saints' CofE Primary School Primary
- Bantock Primary School Primary
- Berrybrook Primary School Primary
- Bhylls Acre Primary School Primary
- Birches First School Primary
- Bushbury Hill Primary School Primary
- Bushbury Lane Academy Primary
- Castlecroft Primary School Primary
- Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School Primary
- Claregate Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Blakeley Heath Primary School teach?
- Blakeley Heath Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Blakeley Heath Primary School?
- The headteacher of Blakeley Heath Primary School is Miss Laura Richards, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Blakeley Heath Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blakeley Heath 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 Blakeley Heath Primary School?
- Blakeley Heath Primary School has 359 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Blakeley Heath Primary School full?
- Blakeley Heath Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 359 on roll (85%), 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 Blakeley Heath Primary School a faith school?
- No. Blakeley Heath Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Blakeley Heath Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Blakeley Heath Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Blakeley Heath Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Blakeley Heath Primary School compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Blakeley Heath Primary School ranked 32nd of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Blakeley Heath Primary School's absence rate?
- Blakeley Heath Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Blakeley Heath Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Blakeley Heath 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 30 June 2026.