Community school · Sandwell

Oakham Primary School

3–11Ages
466Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103950URN

Darbys Hill Road, Tividale, Oldbury, B69 1SG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.4 above Sandwell median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sandwell

139 applications for 60 places · 27th 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

Graded inspection · 26 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Sandwell median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

139 applications · 60 places offered · 76 named it first

2026 2.3; Sandwell median median 1.9
2025 2.6; Sandwell median median 1.7
2024 2.6; Sandwell median median 1.7
2023 2.8; Sandwell median median 1.7
2022 2.4; Sandwell median median 1.6
2021 3.4; Sandwell median median 1.6
2020 2.8; Sandwell median median 1.7
2019 3.0; Sandwell median median 1.6
2018 2.5; Sandwell median median 1.6
2017 2.6; Sandwell median median 1.7
2016 2.5; Sandwell median median 1.7
2015 2.8; Sandwell median median 1.6
2014 2.3; 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	139	2.3	76	1.27
Sep 2025	60	153	2.6	86	1.43
Sep 2024	60	156	2.6	78	1.30
Sep 2023	60	169	2.8	82	1.37
Sep 2022	60	144	2.4	67	1.12
Sep 2021	60	206	3.4	97	1.62
Sep 2020	59	166	2.8	81	1.37
Sep 2019	60	179	3.0	89	1.48
Sep 2018	60	150	2.5	80	1.33
Sep 2017	60	158	2.6	84	1.40
Sep 2016	60	152	2.5	80	1.33
Sep 2015	60	165	2.8	80	1.33
Sep 2014	60	137	2.3	82	1.37

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 73% · Maths 87% → 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 standard83%

Sandwell 77% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Sandwell 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Sandwell 73% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Sandwell 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Sandwell 75% England 77%

Higher standard38%

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%	3%	106	106
2023/24	58%	10%	107	106
2022/23	77%	13%	109	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

Oakham Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Grace Mary Primary School
0.3 km · Sandwell

Standards maintained2024

4.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Tividale Hall Primary School
1.0 km · Sandwell

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Tividale Community Primary School
1.3 km · Sandwell

Good2023

1.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Burnt Tree Primary School
1.4 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Rounds Green Primary School
1.4 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Rowley Hall Primary School
1.5 km · Sandwell

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place
Springfield Primary School
1.5 km · Sandwell

Good2024

1.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St James CofE Primary School
1.6 km · Sandwell

2026

1.6applications per place 59%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: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103950 · 333/2136
Capacity: 480 pupils · 466 on roll
Free school meals: 23.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Darbys Hill Road, Tividale, Oldbury, B69 1SG
Local authority: Sandwell

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