Wednesbury Oak Academy, Tipton

Ofsted's report card from its 24 March 2026 inspection grades Wednesbury Oak Academy on 7 areas: 2 strong standard and 5 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "The early years is a hive of productive activity."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school's provision for pupils' personal development is impressive."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Many children start the early years without the knowledge of those of a similar age."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders manage pupils' attendance effectively."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have strengthened and embedded the school's curriculum."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders waste no time in ensuring that pupils' needs are identified early."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders lead from the front."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should embed the strategies and support in place to improve pupils' attendance so that these have a long-term impact on pupils attending school"; "Leaders should ensure that staff support pupils at the early stages of writing so that pupils secure important knowledge and skills in spelling, punctuation and handwriting"; "Leaders should support staff to adapt learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities so that these pupils learn well in all subjects".

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at Wednesbury Oak Academy 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 rose from 76% in reading and 77% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 45 families put Wednesbury Oak Academy as their first choice and 85 named it as one of their preferences, for 48 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 Wednesbury Oak Academy are Glebefields Primary School (0.2 miles, Requires improvement, 71% reading, 68% maths); St Martin's Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 79% reading, 79% maths); Jubilee Park Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 70% maths); and Wallbrook Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 62% reading, 62% maths).

Wednesbury Oak Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Wednesbury Oak Academy is run by its own single-school academy trust.

37 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Wednesbury Oak Academy (as of April 2026): 92% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 60% 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 deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (60%).

42.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Bradley Lane (West Midlands Metro), about 1010 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Asda (after), 190 metres away.

In 2024/25, Wednesbury Oak Academy issued 2 suspensions, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Wednesbury Oak Academy are Gospel Oak School (0.4 miles) and Q3 Academy Tipton (1 mile).