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Rood End Primary School

Community school · Oldbury · B68 8SQ

Ages 3–11 · 428 pupils · Sandwell

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

30%

Overall absence

7.4%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-11-19

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)30%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
99.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)25.8%
Unauthorised2.9%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.0%
Enrolments in measure
407

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

31

Places offered

33

1st-preference offers

31

Total preferences (any rank)
49
Preferred offers (top 3)
32
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill88%

428 pupils · 488 places

Pupils on roll
428
Boys / girls
233 / 195
School capacity
488
Capacity fill
428 / 488 (88%)
Free school meals
45.2%
FSM pupils
174
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Jayne O'Neill

Location

Address
Rood End Road
Postcode
B68 8SQ
Town
Oldbury
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Sandwell
District
Sandwell
Constituency
Smethwick
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Oldbury, Sandwell, 428 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 45.2%.

Open schools in Oldbury
25
Primary schools in Oldbury
18
Academies among open schools in Oldbury
44% (11)
Open schools in B68
15
Primary in B68
9
Open schools in Sandwell LA
134
Primary in Sandwell LA
93

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in OldburyNear B68

  • George Betts Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Smethwick · B66 1RE · Sandwell

    Ages 3–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM46.8%
    • Demand0.97

    0.5 miles away

  • Langley Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Oldbury · B69 4QB · Sandwell

    Ages 3–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM42.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Devonshire Junior Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Smethwick · B67 7AT · Sandwell

    Ages 7–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM38.7%

    0.8 miles away

  • Devonshire Infant Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Smethwick · B67 7AT · Sandwell

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM25.7%
    • Demand1.02

    0.8 miles away

  • Moat Farm Junior School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Oldbury · B68 9QR · Sandwell

    Ages 7–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM40.5%

    0.8 miles away

  • Moat Farm Infant School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Oldbury · B68 9QR · Sandwell

    Ages 2–7

    • FSM31.0%

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Jayne O'Neill
Telephone
01215521866
Website
www.roodend.sandwell.sch.uk/

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