Blackwell First School
Academy converter primary school in Bromsgrove (Worcestershire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
At Blackwell First School we aim to educate the whole child and to ensure children are happy, healthy and fulfil their potential in terms of development of skills for life, social and moral values and academic success. *Respectful and responsible citizens *Competent and confident learners *Aspirational individuals in order to develop well rounded children, Blackwell offers: We follow 'Universal Values' as part of our development of the 'whole child'. ....a very special place that we are all proud to call our school...
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In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Cooking
- Dance
- Drama
- Film Club
- Mindfulness
- Music
- Yoga
- Forest School
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Music MarkMusic
- Nurturing Schools AwardRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 150677
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Constituency
- Bromsgrove
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2024
Governing body (8 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Isabel Welch Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by LA | since 2021 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Sam Smith | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Eve Brown | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Joanne Taylor | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Suzanne Beattie | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Bakul Kumar | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Debbie Wilson | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Miss Helen Townsend | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2009 · until 2029 |
| Mr John Reed Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record