Academy sponsor led · Sandwell

Holyhead Primary Academy

2–11Ages
261Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144630URN

Holyhead Road, Wednesbury, WS10 7PZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Sandwell median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sandwell

57 applications for 29 places · 42nd of 86 in Sandwell

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 21 April 2026Published 7 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

21 April 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
12 January 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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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

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Sandwell median (1.9) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

57 applications · 29 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 2.0; Sandwell median median 1.9
2025 1.9; Sandwell median median 1.7
2024 2.2; Sandwell median median 1.7
2023 2.1; Sandwell median median 1.7
2022 1.6; Sandwell median median 1.6
2021 2.0; Sandwell median median 1.6
2020 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.7
2019 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.6
2018 0.9; Sandwell median median 1.6
2017 1.8; Sandwell median median 1.7; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.7; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Sandwell median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Sandwell median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Sandwell median

Dashed bars: as Holyhead Primary School (URN 103927), the previous school.

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	29	57	2.0	29	1.00
Sep 2025	29	54	1.9	35	1.21
Sep 2024	30	67	2.2	38	1.27
Sep 2023	29	60	2.1	25	0.86
Sep 2022	30	47	1.6	30	1.00
Sep 2021	20	39	2.0	19	0.95
Sep 2020	26	39	1.5	23	0.88
Sep 2019	13	19	1.5	10	0.77
Sep 2018	18	16	0.9	11	0.61
Sep 2017 *	30	54	1.8	33	1.10
Sep 2016 *	30	42	1.4	23	0.77
Sep 2015 *	22	38	1.7	17	0.77
Sep 2014 *	20	42	2.1	19	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 80% · Maths 73% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%48th of 84 in Sandwell

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Sandwell 77% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Sandwell 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Sandwell 73% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Sandwell 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Sandwell 75% England 77%

Higher standard27%

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	60%	10%	103	106
2023/24	65%	3%	105	106
2022/23	55%	0%	103	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

Holyhead Primary AcademyThis school
This school

2026

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Sandwell

Standards maintained2024

2.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Old Park Primary School
0.9 km · Sandwell

Outstanding2024

2.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary Academy
1.0 km · Sandwell

Good2023

1.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Wood Green Junior School
1.2 km · Sandwell

2026

60%met the SATs standard
Kings Hill Primary School
1.2 km · Walsall

2026

1.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Moorcroft Wood Academy
1.3 km · Walsall

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place
Pinfold Street Primary School
1.4 km · Walsall

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Ocker Hill Infant School
1.4 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications 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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144630 · 333/2007
Trust: Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust
Capacity: 244 pupils · 261 on roll
Free school meals: 45.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2017
Replaced: Holyhead Primary School (URN 103927)
Address: Holyhead Road, Wednesbury, WS10 7PZ
Local authority: Sandwell

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