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Rowley Hall Primary School, Rowley Regis

Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 3–11

Rowley Hall Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Rowley Regis, part of The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust. It was 93% full in 2025.

Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Sandwell (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

Rowley Hall Primary School in detail

Rowley Hall Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Rowley Hall Primary School, perched on a hill in Rowley Regis, like the owl in our logo: 'We fly high'. From their starting point in Nursery, we give our 600+ children the confidence, knowledge and breadth of view to become global citizens who make a positive contribution to society."

Headteacher's welcome (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

Rowley Hall Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 103955), 60% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 56% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

Getting a place at Rowley Hall Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 62 families put Rowley Hall Primary School as their first choice and 105 named it as one of their preferences, for 63 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Rowley Hall Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Rowley Hall Primary School are St James CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 64% reading, 72% maths); Blackheath Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 77% reading, 80% maths); Springfield Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 77% reading, 78% maths); and Grace Mary Primary School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 90% maths).

St James CofE Primary SchoolBlackheath Primary SchoolSpringfield Primary SchoolGrace Mary Primary School

The trust

Rowley Hall Primary School is one of 37 schools run by The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 37 schools in The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust

Who goes there

43.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 87 pupils (14.9%) received SEN support and 12 (2.1%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Rowley Regis Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rowley Hall School (opposite), 70 metres away.

The area around the school

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

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Rowley Hall Primary School are St Michael's Church of England High School (0.5 miles) and Ormiston Forge Academy (1.3 miles).

St Michael's Church of England High SchoolOrmiston Forge Academy

Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime

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 GIAS
Head:Ms Melanie Williams
Pupils:585
LA:Sandwell
Phone:01215591400
Address:Windsor Road, Sandwell, Rowley Regis, B65 9HU
Trust:THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST (37 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 February 2025

Ofsted Rating

Rowley Hall Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2025. Before that, as Rowley Hall Primary School (URN 103955), it was rated Requires Improvement in November 2021.

URN:150632
UKPRN:10094486
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:West Bromwich
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

43.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

25.9

Avg class size

24.2

Infant (KS1)

27.9

KS2

22

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

Results at Rowley Hall Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 103955). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
ReadingMaths-8ppWriting-2pp

Reading has remained stable at around 60% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 64% to 56% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 60% (2024 to 2025).

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Term dates

Rowley Hall Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Sandwell's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Rowley Hall School (opp)
74m · 1 min walk
Windsor Road (adj)
155m · 3 min walk
Charles Avenue (adj)
195m · 3 min walk
Gadds Drive (behind)
201m · 3 min walk
Throne Close (adj)
246m · 4 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
16
Fatal
0
Serious
6
Children hurt
5

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 10 slight.

5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.

5 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

93%

Near capacity

572 pupils

617 places

45 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Rowley Regis

Low pressure
New homes approved:179
Projected new pupils:45

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Rowley Regis

Across Sandwell council

Low demand council-wide0.81 applications per place

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

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

87

SEN Support

12

EHC Plans

16.9%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health32
Speech, Language & Communication30
Moderate Learning Difficulty15
Other6
Autistic Spectrum Disorder3
Hearing Impairment2
Physical Disability2
Visual Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
57.9%
Asian
15.7%
Black
6.7%
Mixed
12.1%
Chinese
0.5%
Other
1.4%
Unclassified
0.3%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals43.4%
English as Additional Language17.9%

585

Total Pupils

306

Boys

279

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

33

Teachers

17.7:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£50,429

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,637

Per pupil

£3674k

Total funding

£348k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£438,063
EAL funding£36,602
Lump sum£150,893

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

9.5%

Overall absence

31.2%

Persistent absence

504

Enrolments

Authorised3.2%
Unauthorised6.3%
Persistent (10%+)31.2%
Severe (50%+)2.2%

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 Rowley Hall Primary School

Are there exam results for Rowley Hall Primary School?

Rowley Hall Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 103955), 60% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 56% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

What is Rowley Hall Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Rowley Hall Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2025. Before that, as Rowley Hall Primary School (URN 103955), it was rated Requires Improvement in November 2021.

What is the catchment area for Rowley Hall Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Rowley Hall 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 Rowley Hall Primary School?

Rowley Hall Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 93% of its 617 places.

How big are the classes at Rowley Hall Primary School?

Classes at Rowley Hall Primary School average 25.9 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Rowley Hall Primary School?

Rowley Hall Primary School has around 585 pupils on roll. 43% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Rowley Hall Primary School?

9.5% of sessions were missed at Rowley Hall Primary School in 2024/25. 31.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Rowley Hall Primary School?

Apply through Sandwell's coordinated admissions process, naming Rowley Hall 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.

How many road collisions happen near Rowley Hall Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 10 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 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 Rowley Hall Primary School?

Rowley Hall Primary School is at Windsor Road, Sandwell, Rowley Regis, West Midlands, B65 9HU.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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