Lyng Primary School, West Bromwich
Lyng Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in West Bromwich. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2016. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 5th-highest of the 17 schools in West Bromwich with published results, and 6,591st of 14,452 across England. It was 91% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2016)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Sandwell (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Lyng Primary School in detail
Lyng Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "At Lyng Primary School our vision is to provide a nurturing, happy and safe environment. Surrounded by caring adults children will be provided with opportunities to become the best that they can be."
Coming up: an open day on Monday 26 October 2026, an open day on Friday 30 October 2026, an open day on Monday 2 November 2026 and an open day on Friday 18 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Sandwell
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at Lyng Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 75% in Sandwell and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (73% in reading, 80% in maths).
Getting a place at Lyng Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 51 families put Lyng Primary School as their first choice and 101 named it as one of their preferences, for 52 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lyng Primary School are Lodge Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 63% reading, 75% maths); Holy Trinity CofE Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 69% reading, 79% maths); Hanbury Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 63% reading, 68% maths); and St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 82% reading, 75% maths).
Lyng Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Lodge Primary SchoolHoly Trinity CofE Primary SchoolHanbury Primary SchoolSt Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School
What parents say
41 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Lyng Primary School (as of September 2025): 93% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 82% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (95%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (81%).
Who goes there
58.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (51%), White British (19%) and Black (14%).
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is West Bromwich Central (West Midlands Metro), about 610 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Morris Street (adjacent), 180 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Lyng 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 August 2026, police recorded 477 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Sandwell (306), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Lyng Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Lyng Primary School are West Bromwich Collegiate Academy (0.2 miles), Shireland Biomedical Utc (0.7 miles), Shireland CBSO Academy (0.8 miles) and Holly Lodge High School College of Science (1.1 miles).
West Bromwich Collegiate AcademyShireland Biomedical UtcShireland CBSO AcademyHolly Lodge High School College of Science
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from February 2016, 10 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's February 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Lyng Primary School creates a warm, nurturing place where children thrive academically and personally. The school offers a rich, exciting curriculum with lots of hands-on learning opportunities - from creating museum artefacts to flying drones and exploring the local community. Strong support systems ensure every child, including those with additional needs, makes good progress and develops confidence in their learning.
Key Strengths
- Strong early years provision that helps children quickly develop reading, writing, concentration and collaboration skills
- Well-organised reading curriculum with effective support for pupils who need extra help to become fluent readers
- Warm, inclusive environment where pupils feel safe, behave well, and quickly settle into school
- Excellent support for pupils with SEND, including specially adapted teaching spaces
- Rich curriculum with exciting learning opportunities both inside and outside the classroom, including trips and practical activities like den building and drone flying
Areas for Improvement
- Mathematics curriculum changes have not yet shown full impact - teachers are not consistently checking pupils' understanding before moving on, leaving some pupils with gaps in knowledge
- Some foundation subjects have not yet realised their full impact as curriculums were only recently reviewed and teachers are not always linking new learning to prior knowledge
- Need to strengthen approaches to checking and closing knowledge gaps in certain subjects to ensure pupils retain and apply what they have learned
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with strong safeguarding culture in place.
Extracurricular Activities
Clubs for developing talents and interests, Anglo-Saxon settlement visits, road safety practise in local community, outside learning area activities, Lyng Museum artefact creation, drone flying in computing lessons, wellie walks
Lyng Primary School has maintained good standards since its previous inspection. The school creates a warm, nurturing environment where pupils behave well, attend regularly, and achieve success across a rich and exciting curriculum.
At a Glance
30.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
41 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 76% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 81% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 78% to 71% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.6
Avg class size
27.3
Infant (KS1)
29.6
KS2
16
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Lyng Primary School.
- Cohort Tuition Wb Limited980m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Lyng Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Sandwell. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Lyng Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Lyng Primary School is in Sandwell; for families living there:
Apply to Sandwell for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 18
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 15 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Sandwell is 26.5 (the median across 134 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
91%
Near capacity
406 pupils
448 places
42 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - West Bromwich
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for West Bromwich
Across Sandwell council
Places available
4,920
Applications
3,985
Got 1st preference
94.1%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Sandwell council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(9)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
61
SEN Support
17
EHC Plans
17.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
453
Total Pupils
234
Boys
219
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
22.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,427
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,820
Per pupil
£2669k
Total funding
£188k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.6%
Overall absence
12.0%
Persistent absence
368
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Lyng Primary School
What are SATs results like at Lyng Primary School?
Of the pupils at Lyng Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 76% reached the expected standard in reading and 81% did so in maths.
What is Lyng Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Lyng Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2016, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Lyng Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Lyng Primary School is oversubscribed, Sandwell allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Lyng Primary School?
Lyng Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 91% of its 448 places.
How big are the classes at Lyng Primary School?
Classes at Lyng Primary School average 26.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Lyng Primary School?
Lyng Primary School has around 453 pupils on roll. 31% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Lyng Primary School?
4.6% of sessions were missed at Lyng Primary School in 2024/25. 12% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Lyng Primary School?
Apply through Sandwell's coordinated admissions process, naming Lyng Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Lyng Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Lyng Primary School: Cohort Tuition Wb Limited (980m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Lyng Primary School's term dates?
Lyng Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Sandwell. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).
How many road collisions happen near Lyng Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 15 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Sandwell is 26.5 (the median across 134 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Lyng Primary School?
Lyng Primary School is at Horton Street, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 7SQ.
Sources: Sandwell term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)