Blakesley Hall Primary School
Yardley Green Road, Stechford, Birmingham, B33 8THOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Blakesley Hall Primary School is a primary school in Birmingham for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 501 schools in Birmingham. It ranks 244th of 264 primary schools in Birmingham. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 23 January 2024, report published 7 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 23 January 2024
Staff and pupils provide a warm welcome to all at Blakesley Hall Primary School. Pupils understand the importance of treating everyone with respect, including those with alternative beliefs or different backgrounds. This is evident through pupils' daily interactions and their consideration of others. This creates a climate for learning where pupils are happy and feel safe at school. Pupils behave well and build positive relationships with others. Staff invest time in helping pupils to recognise and manage how they are feeling. This supports pupils' positive mental health. Pupils speak openly about their feelings and how they are learning to manage their emotions. Their personal development is further enhanced by a range of trips, visits and sporting opportunities. These include opportunities to perform in choir concerts and represent the school in a range of sports. Pupils experience a diverse, rich curriculum, where reading is given a high priority and books are valued. When money was raised through an enterprise challenge, pupils decided to buy a 'book vending machine'. Pupils value the opportunity to choose books and do this with pride.
What the school should improve
- Some pupils do not attend school regularly enough. This leads to gaps in their learning and means that they do not achieve as well as they should. The school should extend and strengthen the strategies it uses, including its work with parents, to improve attendance.
- Some parents do not feel that the school communicates well with them about some aspects of school life. This means that these parents miss important information. The school should review its methods of communication and ensure that all families receive the information that they need in a timely manner.
- The school has not ensured that pupils develop subject-specific language skills securely. This means that pupils sometimes have difficulty understanding a written question or dealing with problem-solving activities. The school should ensure that pupils' language skills are extended so that they understand, and have the confidence to use, a wide range of vocabulary across all subjects.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
87 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
462 pupils on roll, with places for 510
Schools near Blakesley Hall Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stechford Primary School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 58% met the expected standard |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School | 0.4 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 75% met the expected standard |
| Oasis Academy Hobmoor | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 70% met the expected standard |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 58% met the expected standard |
| Yardley Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 60% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Pamela Key
- Phone
- 01217832148
- Address
- Yardley Green Road, Stechford, Birmingham, B33 8TH
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- URN
- 103300
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.