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Pupil Attendance

1. The total number of registered pupils of compulsory school age on roll for at least one
session during the reporting period. (School Year 2019/2020 up to Friday before the
last Monday in May): 447

2. The percentage of half days (sessions) missed through authorised absence: 4.3%
3. The percentage of half days (sessions) missed through unauthorised absence: 0.7%
4. The percentage of overall attendance during the reporting period: 95%

Transfer to High Schools
Below is a list of the High Schools that the children in Year 6 went to upon leaving us last
year (2020)
Bristnall Hall Technology College 26 pupils
Bristnall Hall Lane, Oldbury B68 9PA

Oldbury Academy 9 pupils
Pound Road, Oldbury B68 8NE

Perryfields High School, 7 pupils
Maths and Computing College
Oldacre Road, Oldbury B68 ORG

Q3 Academy Langley, 16 pupils
Moat Roadm Oldbury, B68 8ED

Holly Lodge High School College of Science, 1 pupil
Holly Lane, Smethwick, B67 7JG

Basic Skills Quality Mark

In 2018 Bleakhouse Primary School was awarded the Basic Skills Quality Mark (BSQM)
for the seventh time. This is a prestigious, national award which is given to schools who
focus on reading, writing , spelling and numberwork. These are skills all children need.
Having this award means that our school;

• Has a strategy and an action plan to improve children’s reading, writing and
numberwork

• Assesses children to find out if they need extra help
• Has a target for improving basic skills in school
• Makes sure that children have plans to improve their reading, writing and numberwork
• Reviews the progress made by all children
• Provides training for staff so that they can teach better
• Uses different ways of teaching based on what each child needs
• Has good books and other material to help children improve
• Encourages parents to help their children with reading, writing and numberwork
• Monitors whether they are becoming better at teaching basic skills

“Pupils enjoy reading. They read widely and often with enthusiasm.”

“They (the Year 6 pupils) have strong basic skills.” (Ofsted 2017)

“English and Maths are at the heart of teaching and learning at
Bleakhouse School.” (BSQM Feedback Report, 2018)

Bleakhouse Primary School