Manor Primary SchoolBlackwood School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sutton Coldfield.

Summary of the comparison

Manor Primary School and Blackwood School are primary schools in Sutton Coldfield.

  • Manor Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Blackwood School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Manor Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Manor Primary School was judged Good and Blackwood School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 69.0% for Manor Primary School and 79.0% for Blackwood School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Manor Primary School (88.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Blackwood School (71.0% in 2022-23, 79.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Manor Primary School versus Blackwood School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Sutton ColdfieldManor Primary SchoolSutton ColdfieldBlackwood SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC68/100Stronger figureC64/100
Local ranking14th of 66 in Walsall Stronger figure19th of 66 in Walsall
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFoundation school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll406 678
Capacity420 708
LocationSutton Coldfield, B74 3HX Sutton Coldfield, B74 3PH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard69.0% 79.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard8.0% 12.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census406 678
Free school meals (ever 6)5.5% 6.2%
English as an additional language14.8% 10.2%
SEN support3.5% 7.2%
SEN with an EHC plan1.0% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence4.8% 3.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.3% 5.9% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Manor Primary School

Blackwood School

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