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OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 103933

Bearwood Primary School

Community school · Smethwick · B66 4HB

Ages 3–11 · 465 pupils · Sandwell

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

60%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2023-06-18

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)60%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.6%
Unauthorised1.9%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
384

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

38

Places offered

40

1st-preference offers

38

Total preferences (any rank)
76
Preferred offers (top 3)
39
Applications from outside LA
14
Offers to outside-LA applicants
6

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill93%

465 pupils · 498 places

Pupils on roll
465
Boys / girls
221 / 244
School capacity
498
Capacity fill
465 / 498 (93%)
Free school meals
45.4%
FSM pupils
183
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Deborah Haywood

Location

Address
Bearwood Road
Postcode
B66 4HB
Town
Smethwick
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Sandwell
District
Sandwell
Constituency
Smethwick
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Smethwick, Sandwell, 465 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 45.4%.

Open schools in Smethwick
20
Primary schools in Smethwick
17
Academies among open schools in Smethwick
40% (8)
Open schools in B66
11
Primary in B66
9
Open schools in Sandwell LA
134
Primary in Sandwell LA
93

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in SmethwickNear B66

  • St Gregory's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

    Academy converter · Primary

    Smethwick · B67 5HX · Sandwell

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM20.0%
    • Demand1.00

    0.3 miles away

  • Abbey Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Smethwick · B67 5LR · Sandwell

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM12.8%
    • Demand0.96

    0.4 miles away

  • Abbey Junior School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Smethwick · B67 5LT · Sandwell

    Ages 7–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM22.1%

    0.4 miles away

  • Shireland Technology Primary

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Free schools · Primary

    Smethwick · B66 4ND · Sandwell

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM39.1%
    • Demand1.17

    0.5 miles away

  • George Dixon Primary

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Birmingham · B17 8LE · Birmingham

    Ages 4–11

    0.6 miles away

  • Annie Lennard Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Smethwick · B67 6LE · Sandwell

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM37.4%
    • Demand0.93

    0.6 miles away

  • George Dixon Primary School

    Ofsted: Urgent improvement

    Community school · Primary

    Birmingham · B17 8LE · Birmingham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM49.1%
    • Demand0.93

    0.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Deborah Haywood
Telephone
01214344499
Website
www.bearwood.sandwell.sch.uk

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