Rood End Primary School, Oldbury
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school is beginning to improve teaching quality and pupils are starting to make better progress. Staff in the early years are particularly effective, with good systems in place to identify children who need extra support. The school creates a safe environment where pupils are confident and aware of how to protect themselves online.
Key Strengths
- School leaders have begun to make improvements in teaching quality which is starting to help pupils make better progress
- Pupils feel safe and are aware of internet safety
- Progress in Nursery and Reception classes is now good with effective systems to identify children needing extra support
Areas for Improvement
- Achievement is inadequate - standards at end of Key Stages 1 and 2 are consistently below national average
- Teaching quality is inadequate - teachers do not have high enough expectations and do not challenge pupils enough
- Phonics teaching needs to improve to develop reading skills effectively
- Leadership and management are inadequate - leaders do not check if their actions improve pupil achievement and governors do not hold them to account rigorously
- Attendance is below average
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - pupils say they feel safe and demonstrate very good awareness of internet safety.
Rood End Primary School is a larger than average primary school serving a diverse community with high proportions of pupils from minority ethnic backgrounds and those speaking English as an additional language. The school requires special measures as it is failing to provide an acceptable standard of education.
At a Glance
45.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
11 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 45% to 59%. Maths has improved from 43% to 63%. Writing has remained stable at around 55%.
Class Sizes
27.4
Avg class size
25.3
Infant (KS1)
29.6
KS2
14
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
428 pupils
488 capacity
60 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Oldbury
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Oldbury
Admissions Demand - Sandwell
Places available
4,920
Applications
3,904
Got 1st preference
93.8%
Got preferred school
98.2%
Primary admissions across Sandwell (2025/26)
Inspection History(13)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
The school's pupil mix - ethnicity breakdown, free school meals eligibility, and English as an additional language. Useful context when evaluating school fit.
Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.0459%
Overall absence
25.96685%
Persistent absence
362
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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