Best Schools in Oldbury

How many schools are there in Oldbury?

Oldbury has 25 open schools: 18 state primary, 5 state secondary or all-through and 2 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Oldbury are rated Outstanding?

4 schools in Oldbury were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Bristnall Hall Academy, Grace Mary Primary School, Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School and Oakham Primary School. Counting Good as well, 80% of the 20 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Bristnall Hall AcademyGrace Mary Primary SchoolOur Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary SchoolOakham Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Oldbury get the best GCSE results?

Of the 5 schools in Oldbury with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Bristnall Hall Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 51.6 and 50% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Q3 Academy Langley, with an Attainment 8 score of 50.4 and 52% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 44.7 and 43% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Bristnall Hall AcademyQ3 Academy LangleyOrmiston Sandwell Community Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Oldbury have the best SATs results?

Of the 16 primary schools in Oldbury with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Langley Primary School (84% in reading, 93% in maths); Grace Mary Primary School (83% in reading, 90% in maths); and Moat Farm Junior School (83% in reading, 88% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Langley Primary SchoolGrace Mary Primary SchoolMoat Farm Junior School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Oldbury?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Oldbury selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Oldbury have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Oldbury have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Sandwell allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Oldbury?

Apply to Sandwell through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.