Foundation school · Sandwell

Old Park Primary School

3–11Ages
471Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103909URN

Old Park Road, Wednesbury, WS10 9LX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.5 above Sandwell median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sandwell

147 applications for 60 places · 19th of 86 in Sandwell

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 21 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Sandwell median (1.9) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

147 applications · 60 places offered · 80 named it first

2026 2.5; Sandwell median median 1.9
2025 2.2; Sandwell median median 1.7
2024 2.4; Sandwell median median 1.7
2023 2.6; Sandwell median median 1.7
2022 2.5; Sandwell median median 1.6
2021 2.2; Sandwell median median 1.6
2020 2.6; Sandwell median median 1.7
2019 2.1; Sandwell median median 1.6
2018 2.5; Sandwell median median 1.6
2017 2.9; Sandwell median median 1.7
2016 3.0; Sandwell median median 1.7
2015 2.8; Sandwell median median 1.6
2014 1.8; Sandwell median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Sandwell median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Sandwell median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	147	2.5	80	1.33
Sep 2025	60	129	2.2	72	1.20
Sep 2024	60	145	2.4	76	1.27
Sep 2023	60	158	2.6	74	1.23
Sep 2022	60	151	2.5	81	1.35
Sep 2021	59	127	2.2	79	1.34
Sep 2020	60	155	2.6	86	1.43
Sep 2019	59	123	2.1	71	1.20
Sep 2018	62	157	2.5	98	1.58
Sep 2017	59	172	2.9	107	1.81
Sep 2016	59	176	3.0	126	2.14
Sep 2015	60	168	2.8	114	1.90
Sep 2014	90	164	1.8	95	1.06

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 72% · Maths 78% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%27th of 84 in Sandwell

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Sandwell 77% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Sandwell 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Sandwell 73% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Sandwell 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Sandwell 75% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Sandwell 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sandwell median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	68%	20%	104	106
2023/24	62%	8%	107	104
2022/23	63%	8%	107	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Old Park Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

2.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Kings Hill Primary School
0.5 km · Walsall

2026

1.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · Sandwell

Standards maintained2024

2.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Wood Green Junior School
0.6 km · Sandwell

2026

60%met the SATs standard
Albert Pritchard Infant School
0.7 km · Sandwell

Good2023

1.9applications per place
Holyhead Primary Academy
0.9 km · Sandwell

2026

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Salisbury Primary School
1.2 km · Walsall

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Pinfold Street Primary School
1.2 km · Walsall

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary Academy
1.3 km · Sandwell

Good2023

1.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103909 · 333/2047
Trust: Wednesday Learning Community Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 471 on roll
Free school meals: 31.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Old Park Road, Wednesbury, WS10 9LX
Local authority: Sandwell

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources