Grace Mary Primary School

General Information

Address: Hawfield Road, Tividale, Oldbury, B69 1LD
Phone: 01384255910
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Clare Sturmey
Age range: 2-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 241
School capacity: 262
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 71
% eligible for free school meals: 31.4%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 14.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 21.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 10.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 20 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 11 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 8 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 6 pupils
Vision impairment: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 15 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil
Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £9,435 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #2 of 71 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#1St John Bosco Catholic Primary School£9,659
#2Grace Mary Primary School£9,435
#3Newtown Primary School£8,821
#4Hargate Primary School£8,606

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1St John Bosco Catholic Primary School£9,659
#2Grace Mary Primary School£9,435
#3Newtown Primary School£8,821
#4Hargate Primary School£8,606
#5Brickhouse Primary School£8,285
#6St John's Church of England Primary Academy£8,183
#7Galton Valley Primary School£8,176
#8Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery£7,909
#9Glebefields Primary School£7,780
#10Annie Lennard Primary School£7,749
#11Summerhill Primary Academy£7,746
#12St Philip's Catholic Primary School£7,737
#13Rood End Primary School£7,692
#14St Pauls Church of England Academy£7,646
#15The Priory Primary School£7,486
#16St James CofE Primary School£7,448
#17Langley Primary School£7,418
#18Cape Primary School£7,414
#19Holyhead Primary Academy£7,409
#20Brandhall Primary School£7,396
#21Reddal Hill Primary School£7,339
#22St Mary's Catholic Primary School£7,302
#23Causeway Green Primary School£7,283
#24Park Hill Primary School£7,271
#25Shireland Hall Primary Academy£7,262
#26Joseph Turner Primary School£7,246
#27Old Hill Primary School£7,227
#28Tameside Primary Academy£7,196
#29Jubilee Park Academy£7,180
#30Hall Green Primary School£7,172
#31George Betts Primary Academy£7,166
#32Eaton Valley Primary School£7,163
#33Corngreaves Academy£7,163
#34St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School£7,141
#35Springfield Primary School£7,100
#36Yew Tree Primary School£7,079
#37Lodge Primary School£7,077
#38Perryfields Primary School£7,075
#39King George V Primary School£7,020
#40Timbertree Academy£7,014
#41Blackheath Primary School£6,997
#42Burnt Tree Primary School£6,988
#43Grove Vale Primary School£6,973
#44Harvills Hawthorn Primary School£6,939
#45Bearwood Primary School£6,937
#46Bleakhouse Primary School£6,920
#47Rounds Green Primary School£6,885
#48Lightwoods Primary Academy£6,879
#49St Mary Magdalene CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School£6,856
#50St Martin's CofE Primary School£6,840
#51Old Park Primary School£6,808
#52Whitecrest Primary School£6,718
#53Wednesbury Oak Academy£6,667
#54St Gregory's Catholic Primary School£6,653
#55Holy Trinity CofE Primary School£6,652
#56Oakham Primary School£6,632
#57Sacred Heart Primary School£6,591
#58All Saints CofE Primary School£6,575
#59Victoria Park Primary£6,553
#60Tividale Community Primary School£6,520
#61Temple Meadow Primary School£6,465
#62Shireland Technology Primary£6,429
#63St Margaret's CofE Primary School£6,380
#64Ferndale Primary School£6,378
#65Tividale Hall Primary School£6,266
#66Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School£6,261
#67Mesty Croft Primary£6,259
#68Pennyhill Primary School£6,253
#69Highfields Primary School£6,187
#70Hateley Heath Academy£6,071
#71Rowley Hall Primary School£4,027

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