Tividale Community Primary School, Oldbury
Tividale Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Oldbury. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 7th-highest of the 17 schools in Oldbury with published results, and 5,071st of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- 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
Tividale Community Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at Tividale Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 75% in Sandwell and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 61% in reading and 59% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Tividale Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 52 families put Tividale Community Primary School as their first choice and 75 named it as one of their preferences, for 54 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 Tividale Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Tividale Community Primary School are Burnt Tree Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 74% reading, 67% maths); Tividale Hall Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 76% reading, 74% maths); Sacred Heart Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 69% reading, 74% maths); and Oakham Primary School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 87% maths).
Tividale Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Burnt Tree Primary SchoolTividale Hall Primary SchoolSacred Heart Primary SchoolOakham Primary School
Who goes there
48.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (67%), Mixed (10%) and Black (9%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dudley Port Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Redwood Drive (adjacent), 80 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Tividale Community Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Tividale Community Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 1.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; 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 · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
20.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 61% to 85% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 59% to 78% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 72% to 67% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.0
Avg class size
28.0
Infant (KS1)
28.8
KS2
15
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Tividale Community Primary School
Before and after school care
Tividale Community Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Sandwell
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Tividale Community Primary School.
- 4 Community Trust Tividale communityAt the school · Not yet graded
- 4 Community Trust Burnt Tree520m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Tividale Community 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
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Tividale Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Tividale Community 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
- 21
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 17 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise.
6 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Tividale Community Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
410 pupils
420 places
10 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Oldbury
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Oldbury
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(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
65
SEN Support
24
EHC Plans
20.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
445
Total Pupils
244
Boys
201
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
21.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,259
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,454
Per pupil
£2473k
Total funding
£121k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.4%
Overall absence
15.7%
Persistent absence
370
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
Tividale Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about Tividale Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at Tividale Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at Tividale Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 85% reached the expected standard in reading and 78% did so in maths.
What is Tividale Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Tividale Community Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2012 it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Tividale Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Tividale Community 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 Tividale Community Primary School?
Tividale Community Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Tividale Community Primary School?
Classes at Tividale Community Primary School average 28 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Tividale Community Primary School?
Tividale Community Primary School has around 445 pupils on roll. 20% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Tividale Community Primary School?
5.4% of sessions were missed at Tividale Community Primary School in 2024/25. 15.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Tividale Community Primary School?
Apply through Sandwell's coordinated admissions process, naming Tividale Community 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 Tividale Community Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Tividale Community Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: 4 Community Trust Tividale community (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre.
What are Tividale Community Primary School's term dates?
Tividale Community 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 Tividale Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 17 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 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 Tividale Community Primary School?
Tividale Community Primary School is at Dudley Road West, Tividale, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 2HT.
Sources: Sandwell term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)