Blackwater Academy
Other independent school · Ages 12–20 · Birmingham
Blackwater Academy is an independent school in Birmingham for ages 12–20.
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Key facts
- Address
- 14 Riverside Drive, Stechford, Birmingham, B33 9BF
- Type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 12–20
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 17 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- z of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Strengths
- “The school meets all of the independent school standards that were checked during this inspection”
- “At the last progress monitoring inspection, leaders had made significant progress towards meeting the independent school standards (ISS).”
- “Leaders have a strong moral purpose to improve outcomes for pupils and have worked diligently and intelligently to develop and implement the systems and processes to support that aim.”
To improve
- “However, they had not ensured that assessment was systematic and diagnostic enough to inform teaching effectively.”
- “This was also the case for those pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “Consequently, pupils were not making the progress they should.”
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Birmingham.
- Riverside Education 0.0 mi No Ofsted grade
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- Hamd House School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Starbank School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Kitts Green Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade