Blackwell First School
St Catherine's Road, Blackwell, Bromsgrove, B60 1BN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WORCESTERSHIRE HILLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anna Moss
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bromsgrove
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 184
- Pupils on roll
- 187
- URN
- 150677
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214451622
About this school
Blackwell First School is a primary academy in Bromsgrove. It teaches children aged 2 to 9 and has 187 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Blackwell First 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Blackwell First School (URN 116665).
How Blackwell First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.3% | 1.4% | 187 | — |
| Lickey End First School | — | 4.2% | 8% | 147 | 1.2 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE First School | — | 2.9% | 4.6% | 218 | 1.4 miles |
| Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery | 67% | 4.4% | 9.7% | 371 | 1.5 miles |
| Finstall First School | — | 2.8% | 2.4% | 296 | 1.9 miles |
| Meadows First School | — | — | — | — | 1.9 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 1.35%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.28%
- Persistent absence
- 4.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lickey End First School1.2 miles
Primary · Bromsgrove
-
St Andrew's CofE First School1.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery1.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Finstall First School1.9 miles
Primary · Bromsgrove
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Meadows First School1.9 miles
Primary · Bromsgrove
Other schools in Bromsgrove
- Catshill First School Primary
- Charford First School Primary
- Dodford First School Primary
- Fairfield First School Primary
- Finstall First School Primary
- Hanbury CofE First School Primary
- Lickey End First School Primary
- Meadows First School Primary
- Millfields First School Primary
- St Peter's Catholic First School Primary
- Stoke Prior First School Primary
- Tardebigge CofE First School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Blackwell First School teach?
- Blackwell First School teaches children aged 2 to 9. It is a primary school in Bromsgrove.
- Who is the headteacher of Blackwell First School?
- The headteacher of Blackwell First School is Mrs Anna Moss, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Blackwell First School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blackwell First 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 Blackwell First School?
- Blackwell First School has 187 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 9.
- Is Blackwell First School full?
- Blackwell First School has capacity for 184 pupils and 187 on roll (102%), 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 Blackwell First School a faith school?
- No. Blackwell First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Blackwell First School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Blackwell First School as having nursery classes.
- Is Blackwell First School part of an academy trust?
- Blackwell First School is part of WORCESTERSHIRE HILLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Blackwell First School's absence rate?
- Blackwell First School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census.
- Does Blackwell First School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Blackwell First School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.