Lightwoods Primary Academy

Sandwell · B68 9BG

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 413 pupils, 18.2% FSM

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Lightwoods Primary Academy

General Information

Address: Castle Road East, Oldbury, Sandwell, B68 9BG – View on map
Phone: 01214292542
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr John Ashton
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 69 families put it first for 59 places – 12 for every 10 places. 83% of them were offered a place. 9 of the 59 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 10 · 2025 9 · 2026 12
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

413 pupils out of 390 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 75
% eligible for free school meals: 18.2%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (more mixed than the Sandwell average)
English as an additional language: 18% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 12.8% a year (Sandwell 14%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 54% moved to another school, 46% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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

Across Sandwell: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 6 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 4 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Sandwell, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 6.6%
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

No dedicated Unit or 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.

Pupils on SEN Support: 10.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 17 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 15 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

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

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 63% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 8% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the Sandwell average (61%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 64% against an expected 68%)
3-year average (expected standard): 64%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 81% · Writing 71% · Maths 80% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 86%
Average test scores: reading 108, maths 105
Based on: 59 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolSandwell averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was in line with the Sandwell average (61%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 38th of 84 junior and primary schools in the area

=38Blackheath Primary School63%
=38Harvills Hawthorn Primary School63%
=38Lightwoods Primary Academy63%
=38Lyng Primary School63%
=38The Priory Primary School63%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Timbertree Academy86%
=2Corngreaves Academy83%
=2Grove Vale Primary School83%
=2St John Bosco Catholic Primary School83%
#5Langley Primary School81%
=6George Betts Primary Academy80%
=6Grace Mary Primary School80%
#8Moat Farm Junior School78%
=9Ocker Hill Academy77%
=9Ryders Green Primary School77%
=11Shireland Technology Primary75%
=11Tameside Primary Academy75%
=13Abbey Junior School74%
=13Whitecrest Primary School74%
=15Brandhall Primary School73%
=15Springfield Primary School73%
=15St John's Church of England Primary Academy73%
#18Old Hill Primary School72%
=19Devonshire Junior Academy71%
=19Galton Valley Primary School71%
=19St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School71%
=19St Matthew's CofE Primary School71%
=23Joseph Turner Primary School70%
=23King George V Primary School70%
=25Shireland Hall Primary Academy69%
=25St Pauls Church of England Academy69%
=27Oakham Primary School68%
=27Old Park Primary School68%
=29Great Bridge Primary School67%
=29Hamstead Primary School67%
=29Jubilee Park Academy67%
=32Ferndale Primary School66%
=32Hargate Primary School66%
=32Wednesbury Oak Academy66%
#35Crocketts Community Primary School65%
=36Bearwood Primary School64%
=36Holy Trinity CofE Primary School64%
=38Blackheath Primary School63%
=38Harvills Hawthorn Primary School63%
=38Lightwoods Primary Academy63%
=38Lyng Primary School63%
=38The Priory Primary School63%
=43All Saints CofE Primary School62%
=43Annie Lennard Primary School62%
=43Perryfields Primary School62%
=43Tividale Community Primary School62%
#47Lodge Primary School61%
=48Burnt Tree Primary School60%
=48Holyhead Primary Academy60%
=48Wood Green Junior School60%
=51Sacred Heart Primary School59%
=51St James CofE Primary School59%
=51Tividale Hall Primary School59%
=54Causeway Green Primary School58%
=54Highfields Primary School58%
=54Victoria Park Primary58%
=57Hateley Heath Academy57%
=57St Gregory's Catholic Primary School57%
=57Tipton Green Junior School57%
=60Moorlands Primary School55%
=60Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery55%
#62Eaton Valley Primary School54%
=63Hall Green Primary School53%
=63Park Hill Primary School53%
=65Pennyhill Primary School52%
=65St Martin's CofE Primary School52%
=65St Mary's Catholic Primary School52%
#68Rounds Green Primary School51%
=69Hanbury Primary School50%
=69Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School50%
=69Rood End Primary School50%
=69St Philip's Catholic Primary School50%
=69Summerhill Primary Academy50%
=69Yew Tree Primary School50%
=75Bleakhouse Primary School48%
=75Newtown Primary School48%
=75St Margaret's CofE Primary School48%
=78Brickhouse Primary School47%
=78Cape Primary School47%
=80Glebefields Primary School46%
=80Mesty Croft Primary46%
#82Reddal Hill Primary School43%
#83St Mary Magdalene CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School42%
#84Temple Meadow Primary School41%

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31st of 54 primary schools in Sandwell for Ofsted rating

#29King George V Primary SchoolGood
#30Langley Primary SchoolGood
#31Lightwoods Primary AcademyGood
#32Lodge Primary SchoolGood
#33Lyng Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Grace Mary Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Grove Vale Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Hargate Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Old Park Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5Shireland Technology PrimaryOutstanding
#6St Gregory's Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#7All Saints CofE Primary SchoolGood
#8Bearwood Primary SchoolGood
#9Bleakhouse Primary SchoolGood
#10Brandhall Primary SchoolGood
#11Brickhouse Primary SchoolGood
#12Cape Primary SchoolGood
#13Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#14Corngreaves AcademyGood
#15Eaton Valley Primary SchoolGood
#16Ferndale Primary SchoolGood
#17Galton Valley Primary SchoolGood
#18George Betts Primary AcademyGood
#19Great Bridge Primary SchoolGood
#20Hall Green Primary SchoolGood
#21Hamstead Primary SchoolGood
#22Hanbury Primary SchoolGood
#23Hateley Heath AcademyGood
#24Highfields Primary SchoolGood
#25Holy Name Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#26Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolGood
#27Joseph Turner Primary SchoolGood
#28Jubilee Park AcademyGood
#29King George V Primary SchoolGood
#30Langley Primary SchoolGood
#31Lightwoods Primary AcademyGood
#32Lodge Primary SchoolGood
#33Lyng Primary SchoolGood
#34Mesty Croft PrimaryGood
#35Moorlands Primary SchoolGood
#36Newtown Primary SchoolGood
#37Rood End Primary SchoolGood
#38Ryders Green Primary SchoolGood
#39Sacred Heart Primary SchoolGood
#40Springfield Primary SchoolGood
#41St John's Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#42St Margaret's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#43St Martin's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#44St Pauls Church of England AcademyGood
#45St Philip's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#46Tameside Primary AcademyGood
#47Temple Meadow Primary SchoolGood
#48Timbertree AcademyGood
#49Tividale Community Primary SchoolGood
#50Tividale Hall Primary SchoolGood
#51Uplands Manor Primary School and NurseryGood
#52Victoria Park PrimaryGood
#53Whitecrest Primary SchoolGood
#54Rowley Hall Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,879 (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.

48th of 71 primary schools in Sandwell for spending per pupil

#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

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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.

Rank School Score

#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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