Academy sponsor led · Sandwell

Lightwoods Primary Academy

4–11Ages
413Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148333URN

Castle Road East, Oldbury, Sandwell, B68 9BG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

1.0 above Sandwell median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sandwell

174 applications for 59 places · 4th of 86 in Sandwell

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

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

3.0applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Sandwell median (1.9) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

174 applications · 59 places offered · 69 named it first

2026 3.0; Sandwell median median 1.9
2025 2.9; Sandwell median median 1.7
2024 2.9; Sandwell median median 1.7
2023 2.4; Sandwell median median 1.7
2022 2.0; Sandwell median median 1.6
2021 2.4; Sandwell median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 3.3; Sandwell median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 3.5; Sandwell median median 1.6; as the previous school
2018 3.7; Sandwell median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 3.6; Sandwell median median 1.7; as the previous school
2016 3.0; Sandwell median median 1.7; as the previous school
2015 6.7; Sandwell median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 7.1; Sandwell median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Sandwell median in 5 of 5 years.

This school
Sandwell median

Dashed bars: as Lightwoods Primary School (URN 103947), 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	59	174	3.0	69	1.17
Sep 2025	54	155	2.9	51	0.94
Sep 2024	39	112	2.9	38	0.97
Sep 2023	54	128	2.4	52	0.96
Sep 2022	59	117	2.0	59	1.00
Sep 2021 *	60	142	2.4	61	1.02
Sep 2020 *	60	196	3.3	67	1.12
Sep 2019 *	57	200	3.5	88	1.54
Sep 2018 *	60	221	3.7	97	1.62
Sep 2017 *	60	216	3.6	85	1.42
Sep 2016 *	60	180	3.0	65	1.08
Sep 2015 *	30	202	6.7	70	2.33
Sep 2014 *	30	213	7.1	87	2.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 71% · Maths 80% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%38th of 84 in Sandwell

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Sandwell 77% England 78%

Higher standard46%

Sandwell 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Sandwell 73% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Sandwell 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Sandwell 75% England 77%

Higher standard34%

Sandwell 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	63%	8%	108	105
2023/24	61%	8%	106	104
2022/23	67%	8%	106	105

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

Lightwoods Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

3.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Birmingham

2026

2.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Woodhouse Primary Academy
1.0 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

3.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Bleakhouse Primary School
1.0 km · Sandwell

Good2023

2.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Brandhall Primary School
1.1 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Abbey Junior School
1.1 km · Sandwell

Standards maintained2025

74%met the SATs standard
Abbey Infant School
1.2 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Sandwell

2026

3.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Annie Lennard Primary School
1.5 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 62%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148333 · 333/2025
Trust: Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust
Capacity: 390 pupils · 413 on roll
Free school meals: 18.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2021
Replaced: Lightwoods Primary School (URN 103947)
Address: Castle Road East, Oldbury, Sandwell, B68 9BG
Local authority: Sandwell

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