Rood End Primary School, Oldbury

The school runs a breakfast club.

On phones, the school says: "Rood End Primary School - Pupil mobile phones {pagetitle} | {sitename} Parents Pupil mobile phones Pupils in years Nursery - 4 are not permitted to bring mobile phones into school."

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils at Rood End Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 75% in Sandwell and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 45% in reading and 43% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 39 families put Rood End Primary School as their first choice and 61 named it as one of their preferences, for 42 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Rood End Primary School are George Betts Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 86% reading, 81% maths); Langley Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 84% reading, 93% maths); St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, 82% reading, 75% maths); and Devonshire Junior Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 78% reading, 81% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Rood End Primary School.

11 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Rood End Primary School (as of September 2025): 91% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

40.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 78.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (61%), other ethnic groups (12%) and Mixed (9%).

The nearest railway station is Langley Green Rail Station, about 390 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tat Bank Road (adjacent), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Rood End Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Rood End Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Rood End Primary School are Holly Lodge High School College of Science (0.5 miles), Q3 Academy Langley (0.7 miles), Bristnall Hall Academy (0.8 miles) and West Bromwich Collegiate Academy (1 mile).