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Lightwoods Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Castle Road East, Oldbury, Sandwell B68 9BG · lightwoodsprimary.academy · 0121 429 2542
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sandwell 61%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.78 mi
- 1.25 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Sandwell Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 413
- 23 over 390 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 18.2%
- First language not English
- 18.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.78 mi (1.25 km) from the school. Source: Sandwell Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 69 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 83% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 69 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 54 | 51 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 54 | 52 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 59 | 1 | 97% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.78 mi1.25 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
The council gives N/A for the furthest distance: no distance was needed (the school was not over-subscribed).
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Sandwell it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 103947)
Ofsted
Lightwoods Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 21 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 103947), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Feb 2020Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Good Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103947)
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103947)
Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103947)
Mar 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103947)
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (70 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 70
- 17% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied