Blackwood Primary School
Estyn
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Blackwood, NP12 1WA
- Distance
- 0.5km away
Blackwood Comprehensive School
Ty Isha Terrace, Cen Fforest, Blackwood, NP12 1ER
Local ranking9th of 11 secondary schools in Caerphilly
Inspected by Estyn
Secondary
Phase
Not published
Capacity
—
Age range
Not applicable
Gender
Year:
Key Stage 4 Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Capped 9 points score
- 345.1 Wales354.3·Caerphilly342.2
- Literacy points score
- 38.3 Wales38.6·Caerphilly37.1
- Numeracy points score
- 35.9 Wales36.0·Caerphilly34.0
- Science points score
- 33.3 Wales35.8·Caerphilly33.9
- Welsh Bacc Skills Challenge
- 40.7 Wales29.0·Caerphilly31.5
Welsh Government interim KS4 measures, from My Local School. Points scores are averages across the cohort and are not comparable with England's Attainment 8.
Pupil Demographics
2025-26- Total Pupils
- 950
- SEND
- 3.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 22.1%
- EAL
- 2.5%
- SEN Support
- 3.7%
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.9% Wales7.3%·Caerphilly7.4%
Attendance from My Local School (Welsh Government). Wales does not publish per-school persistent absence.
School Information
- Type
- Welsh establishment
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 94.7%
- White Other: 2.7%
- Mixed Other: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%
- Asian Indian: 0.5%
94.7%
White British
2.7%
White Other
1.6%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
KS4 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Ty Isha Terrace
Blackwood, Wales (pseudo)
Administrative
- Country
- Wales
- URN
- 401832
- UKPRN
- 10013869
- Establishment No.
- 4046
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