Community school · Sandwell

Rood End Primary School

3–11Ages
428Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103984URN

Rood End Road, Oldbury, B68 8SQ · 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

1.5per place

0.5 below Sandwell median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sandwell

61 applications for 42 places · 82nd of 86 in Sandwell

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 19 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	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development		Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Inspection history

19 November 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
19 September 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Sandwell median (1.9) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

61 applications · 42 places offered · 39 named it first

2026 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.9
2025 1.2; Sandwell median median 1.7
2024 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.7
2023 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.7
2022 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.6
2021 1.2; Sandwell median median 1.6
2020 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.7
2019 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.6
2018 1.2; Sandwell median median 1.6
2017 1.0; Sandwell median median 1.7
2016 1.0; Sandwell median median 1.7
2015 1.2; Sandwell median median 1.6
2014 0.9; Sandwell median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Sandwell median in 0 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	42	61	1.5	39	0.93
Sep 2025	40	48	1.2	33	0.83
Sep 2024	33	49	1.5	31	0.94
Sep 2023	40	52	1.3	38	0.95
Sep 2022	37	48	1.3	36	0.97
Sep 2021	34	41	1.2	29	0.85
Sep 2020	36	53	1.5	33	0.92
Sep 2019	46	59	1.3	41	0.89
Sep 2018	37	45	1.2	31	0.84
Sep 2017	54	55	1.0	43	0.80
Sep 2016	49	51	1.0	38	0.78
Sep 2015	47	58	1.2	47	1.00
Sep 2014	53	45	0.9	36	0.68

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 55% · Maths 63% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%69th of 84 in Sandwell

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Sandwell 77% England 78%

Higher standard5%

Sandwell 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard55%

Sandwell 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Sandwell 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Sandwell 75% England 77%

Higher standard4%

Sandwell 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	50%	0%	100	100
2023/24	30%	2%	99	100
2022/23	42%	6%	100	102

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

Rood End Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
George Betts Primary Academy
0.7 km · Sandwell

Remains Good · improving2024

1.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Langley Primary School
1.1 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Devonshire Junior Academy
1.3 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2022

71%met the SATs standard
Devonshire Infant Academy
1.3 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place
Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Moat Farm Junior School
1.4 km · Sandwell

2026

78%met the SATs standard
Moat Farm Infant School
1.4 km · Sandwell

2025

1.6applications per place

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: 103984 · 333/2179
Capacity: 488 pupils · 428 on roll
Free school meals: 45.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Rood End Road, Oldbury, B68 8SQ
Local authority: Sandwell

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