Bleakhouse Primary School, Oldbury
Bleakhouse Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Oldbury. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 13th-highest of the 17 schools in Oldbury with published results, and 11,035th of 14,452 across England. It was 97% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Sandwell (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Bleakhouse Primary School in detail
Bleakhouse Primary School in its own words
In its own words: ""Bleakhouse Primary School is a friendly, inclusive community. Staff care for pupils well. Everyone is valued, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils show pride in their school.” "Leaders are ambitious for all pupils. They want everyone to meet with success. Pupils enjoy coming to school and feel safe."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include gymnastics, multi-sports and dance.
The school runs after-school care until 4:15pm.
Coming up: an open day on Friday 6 November 2026 at 9.30am and an open day on Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Sandwell
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils at Bleakhouse Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 75% in Sandwell and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (65% in reading, 67% in maths).
Getting a place at Bleakhouse Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 42 families put Bleakhouse Primary School as their first choice and 123 named it as one of their preferences, for 49 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Bleakhouse Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bleakhouse Primary School are Brandhall Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 83% reading, 81% maths); Moat Farm Infant School (0.5 miles); Moat Farm Junior School (0.5 miles, 83% reading, 88% maths); and Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 82% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Bleakhouse Primary School.
Brandhall Primary SchoolMoat Farm Infant SchoolMoat Farm Junior SchoolOur Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School
Who goes there
In 2026, 66 pupils (15.3%) received SEN support and 10 (2.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Langley Green Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Broadway (adjacent), 50 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bleakhouse Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Bleakhouse Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Bleakhouse Primary School are Oldbury Academy (0.6 miles), Bristnall Hall Academy (0.7 miles), Q3 Academy Langley (0.7 miles) and Perryfields Academy (0.8 miles).
Oldbury AcademyBristnall Hall AcademyQ3 Academy LangleyPerryfields Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's June 2023 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Bleakhouse Primary excels at teaching children to read confidently from an early age through expert teaching and well-chosen books. The school creates a warm, inclusive environment where every child is valued and supported - particularly those with additional needs. Children thrive here because leaders have high expectations for everyone and provide a rich range of learning experiences both in and out of the classroom.
Key Strengths
- Strong teaching of early reading with regular staff training and effective assessment strategies - pupils become confident and fluent readers
- Effective support for pupils with special educational needs through early identification and skilled staff with good links to external agencies
- Ambitious whole-school curriculum with carefully planned learning experiences and enrichment activities from Nursery through Year 6
- Positive pupil behaviour and attitudes - pupils show respect, move calmly around school, and take pride in their work
- Wide range of clubs, leadership roles and extra-curricular activities that enrich learning and develop pupils' interests
Areas for Improvement
- Assessment strategies in subjects other than reading are not consistent or fully embedded, so teachers don't always identify gaps in pupils' knowledge
- Subject-specific vocabulary has not been fully identified across the curriculum, meaning pupils don't always confidently use the right language for their learning
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with systems in place for reporting concerns, regular staff training, timely responses from leaders, and pupils learning about safety in school, online and in the community.
Extracurricular Activities
Adventure and residential experiences, film nights, fundraising for charities, school council, learning league, bookworm roles, sports with local schools, enterprise events, wide range of clubs, breakfast club, after-school club
Bleakhouse Primary School is a friendly, inclusive community where leaders have successfully created a whole-school team following the amalgamation of the infant and junior schools in 2020. The school is rated Good overall, with pupils enjoying coming to school, feeling safe, and showing pride in their learning.
At a Glance
28.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 68% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 68% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 62% to 55% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.9
Avg class size
26.2
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
13
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Bleakhouse Primary School
Term dates
Bleakhouse Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Sandwell. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Bleakhouse Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Bleakhouse Primary School is in Sandwell; for families living there:
Apply to Sandwell for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 29
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 29 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 22 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Sandwell is 26.5 (the median across 134 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
400 pupils
412 places
12 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Oldbury
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Oldbury
Across Sandwell council
Places available
4,920
Applications
3,985
Got 1st preference
94.1%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Sandwell council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
66
SEN Support
10
EHC Plans
17.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
432
Total Pupils
227
Boys
205
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
18
Teachers
24.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,721
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,934
Per pupil
£2688k
Total funding
£179k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.6%
Overall absence
18.1%
Persistent absence
364
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Bleakhouse Primary School
Questions parents ask about Bleakhouse Primary School
What are SATs results like at Bleakhouse Primary School?
Of the pupils at Bleakhouse Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 68% reached the expected standard in reading and 68% did so in maths.
What is Bleakhouse Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Bleakhouse Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2023.
What is the catchment area for Bleakhouse Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Bleakhouse Primary School is oversubscribed, Sandwell allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Bleakhouse Primary School?
Bleakhouse Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Bleakhouse Primary School?
Classes at Bleakhouse Primary School average 26.9 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Bleakhouse Primary School?
Bleakhouse Primary School has around 432 pupils on roll. 28% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Bleakhouse Primary School?
5.6% of sessions were missed at Bleakhouse Primary School in 2024/25. 18.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Bleakhouse Primary School?
Apply through Sandwell's coordinated admissions process, naming Bleakhouse Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
What are Bleakhouse Primary School's term dates?
Bleakhouse Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Sandwell. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).
How many road collisions happen near Bleakhouse Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 29 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 22 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Sandwell is 26.5 (the median across 134 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Bleakhouse Primary School?
Bleakhouse Primary School is at Bleakhouse Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 9DS.
Sources: Sandwell term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)