Grace Mary Primary School, Oldbury

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a busy but friendly school, with lots going on. We are a one-form small school catering for children aged from 2 years to 11 years. We also have a Focus Provision for pupils with Autism."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £4.00 per day.

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Grace Mary Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 75% in Sandwell and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 75% in reading and 81% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 40 families put Grace Mary Primary School as their first choice and 130 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 14 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Grace Mary Primary School are Oakham Primary School (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 87% maths); Rounds Green Primary School (0.7 miles, 65% reading, 65% maths); Tividale Hall Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 76% reading, 74% maths); and St James CofE Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 64% reading, 72% maths).

Grace Mary Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

59 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Grace Mary Primary School (as of September 2025): 93% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 38% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (38%).

26.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (48%), Asian (19%) and Mixed (14%).

In 2026, 52 pupils (21.6%) received SEN support and 25 (10.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Grace Mary Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 18 places, 18 pupils on roll.

Grace Mary Primary School had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Sandwell & Dudley Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tower Rise (adjacent), 150 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Grace Mary Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Grace Mary Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Grace Mary Primary School are Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy (0.6 miles) and St Michael's Church of England High School (1.2 miles).