Rood End Primary School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 3 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good

Rood End Road, Oldbury, B68 8SQOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Rood End Primary School is a primary school in Oldbury for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 133 schools in Sandwell. It ranks 17th of 17 primary schools in Oldbury. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 19 November 2024, report published 19 December 2024

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Requires improvement
Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Early years provision: Requires improvement
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

56 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths50%

50%, 12 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%

0%, 8 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score100

100, 6 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score100

100, 5 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score98

98, 7 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

428 pupils on roll, with places for 488

Eligible for free school meals40.7%

40.7%, 14.2 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language78.5%

78.5%, 56.9 percentage points above the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support15.7%

15.7%, 0.9 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan4.4%

4.4%, 1.6 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Rood End Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
George Betts Primary Academy	0.5 miles	Ofsted: Good	80% met the expected standard
Langley Primary School	0.7 miles	Ofsted: Good	81% met the expected standard
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School	0.8 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good	71% met the expected standard
Al Khair Primary School	0.8 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published
Devonshire Infant Academy	0.8 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding	Not published

School details

School type: Community school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 3 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: Yes
Headteacher: Mrs Jayne O'Neill
Phone: 01215521866
Website: roodend.sandwell.sch.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Rood End Road, Oldbury, B68 8SQ
Local authority: Sandwell
URN: 103984

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.