School Chooser

Primary schools in Sandwell

There are 93 primary schools in Sandwell, teaching 35,165 pupils. Of the 91 with a score, 27 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 33 do worse.

Best in EnglandSecondary schools in SandwellAll schools in SandwellPlaces within
Pupils from low-income families36%average across these schools
Doing better than similar schools27 of 91scored schools in the top two bands
New-style Ofsted report cards19inspected since November 2025
Good or outstanding (old grades)481 requires improvement or inadequate
Full or nearly full33 of 91schools with 98% or more of places taken
Average class size27.0one-teacher classes, January census
Free breakfast clubs19schools on the government programme
Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Getting a place in Sandwell

From Sandwell council's allocation figures for 2026 entry: 92 primary schools, 22 of which filled on distance and 68 offered a place to everyone who applied. Every school's page has a postcode check.

Hardest to get into

The last place went to a child living this far away. The shorter the distance, the harder it is to get in.

  1. St Matthew's CofE Primary School 370 m
  2. Crocketts Community Primary School 460 m
  3. St Gregory's Catholic Primary School 530 m
  4. St John Bosco Catholic Primary School 550 m
  5. Devonshire Infant Academy 570 m
  6. Blackheath Primary School 640 m
  7. St James CofE Primary School 670 m
  8. Old Park Primary School 690 m
  9. Timbertree Academy 740 m
  10. Grace Mary Primary School 850 m
  11. Grove Vale Primary School 880 m
  12. Shireland Technology Primary 880 m

Places to spare

Every applicant was offered a place.

Most first choices per place

Crocketts Community Primary School
1.4 per place
Grace Mary Primary School
1.4 per place
Grove Vale Primary School
1.4 per place
Timbertree Academy
1.4 per place
Old Park Primary School
1.3 per place
Oakham Primary School
1.3 per place
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School
1.3 per place
Hargate Primary School
1.2 per place

Source: Sandwell council (allocation statistics). Councils we hold this for.

Primary schools (93)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#SchoolPupilsLow incomeOfstedScoreLikely range
1St John Bosco Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · West Bromwich24430%No overall grade 20259894 to 99
2Ocker Hill Infant SchoolCouncil · ages 3-7 · Tipton22123%No overall grade 20259893 to 100
3Moat Farm Junior SchoolAcademy · ages 7-11 · Oldbury47741%Report card 20269795 to 99
4Shireland Technology PrimaryFree school · ages 3-11 · Smethwick44039%Outstanding 20239791 to 99
5Grove Vale Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Birmingham42113%Outstanding 20249691 to 98
6Crocketts Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 2-11 · Smethwick47236%No overall grade 20259286 to 96
7Hargate Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · West Bromwich49336%Outstanding 20249285 to 96
8Shireland Hall Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Smethwick66129%Report card 20269286 to 96
9George Betts Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Smethwick38347%Good 20249081 to 95
10Timbertree AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Cradley Heath22144%No overall grade 20258978 to 95
11Ocker Hill AcademyAcademy · ages 7-11 · Tipton24836%Good 20248675 to 92
12Old Park Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 3-11 · Wednesbury47131%Outstanding 20248675 to 92
13Grace Mary Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 2-11 · Oldbury24131%Not inspected8464 to 93
14Whitecrest Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Birmingham19717%No overall grade 20258467 to 93
15Brandhall Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Oldbury43140%Good 20248370 to 91
16Tameside Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11 · Wednesbury38854%Good 20238066 to 88
17Langley Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Oldbury44043%Good 20227862 to 88
18St Matthew's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11 · Smethwick47041%Report card 20267759 to 88
19Abbey Junior SchoolCouncil · ages 7-11 · Smethwick35722%Not inspected7761 to 87
20Galton Valley Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 2-11 · Smethwick45649%Good 20207760 to 87
21Oakham Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Oldbury46624%No overall grade 20247659 to 87
22Devonshire Infant AcademyAcademy · ages 3-7 · Smethwick34626%No overall grade 20257448 to 89
23Devonshire Junior AcademyAcademy · ages 7-11 · Smethwick34939%Good 20227257 to 83
24St Pauls Church of England AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Tipton19537%Good 20237147 to 86
25Ryders Green Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · West Bromwich45239%Good 20237052 to 83
26Harvills Hawthorn Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 3-11 · West Bromwich45234%No overall grade 20256849 to 81
27Lyng Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · West Bromwich45334%Not inspected6745 to 82
28Bearwood Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Smethwick46545%Good 20236444 to 79
29Corngreaves AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11 · Cradley Heath20939%Good 20236339 to 82
30Ferndale Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Birmingham55132%Good 20226346 to 78
31The Priory Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Wednesbury45851%Report card 20266344 to 78
32St Gregory's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Smethwick23020%Outstanding 20246238 to 81
33Hamstead Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Birmingham42332%Good 20215838 to 75
34Lightwoods Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11 · Oldbury, Sandwell41318%Good 20245838 to 75
35Tividale Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Oldbury44523%Good 20235838 to 75
36Springfield Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 3-11 · Rowley Regis43937%Good 20245738 to 74
37St Martin's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11 · Tipton23324%Good 20225530 to 78
38St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Oldbury18829%No overall grade 20245530 to 77
39Burnt Tree Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Oldbury44432%No overall grade 20245233 to 70
40Abbey Infant SchoolCouncil · ages 3-7 · Smethwick28013%Good 20235024 to 76
41Annie Lennard Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Smethwick22937%No overall grade 20245026 to 73
42All Saints CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11 · West Bromwich45428%Good 20245031 to 68
43Great Bridge Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Tipton45735%Good 20244930 to 68
44Sacred Heart Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Tipton41842%Good 20224829 to 67
45Victoria Park PrimaryAcademy · ages 3-11 · Smethwick60441%Good 20234831 to 65
46Hall Green Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · West Bromwich46640%Good 20234829 to 67
47St John's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11 · Wednesbury19347%Good 20234724 to 70
48Old Hill Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 3-11 · Cradley Heath23737%Report card 20264724 to 71
49Tividale Hall Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Oldbury43025%Not inspected4324 to 65
50St James CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11 · Oldbury44949%Report card 20264325 to 62
51Moat Farm Infant SchoolAcademy · ages 2-7 · Oldbury40731%Report card 20254220 to 68
52St Margaret's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11 · Birmingham22115%Good 20224221 to 67
53King George V Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · West Bromwich23039%Not inspected4118 to 71
54Joseph Turner Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Tipton40846%Good 20244024 to 60
55Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11 · Oldbury41515%No overall grade 20253721 to 57
56Wednesbury Oak AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Tipton43945%Report card 20263721 to 56
57Blackheath Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Rowley Regis45638%Report card 20263521 to 53
58Eaton Valley Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · West Bromwich44626%Good 20233520 to 55
59Newtown Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · West Bromwich20350%Good 20243316 to 58
60Lodge Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · West Bromwich41840%Not inspected3217 to 54
61Glebefields Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Tipton36662%No overall grade 20252917 to 48
62Holyhead Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11 · Wednesbury26145%Report card 20262914 to 53
63Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11 · West Bromwich45440%Good 20232916 to 48
64St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Wednesbury23225%Not inspected2812 to 56
65Silvertrees AcademyAcademy · ages 3-7 · Tipton31433%No overall grade 20242712 to 54
66Jubilee Park AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11 · Tipton20062%Good 20202612 to 51
67Wood Green Junior SchoolFoundation · ages 7-11 · Wednesbury34042%Report card 20262616 to 41
68Highfields Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 5-11 · Rowley Regis40336%Good 20242615 to 44
69Causeway Green Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Oldbury42730%Report card 20262515 to 41
70Perryfields Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · Oldbury31634%Report card 20262514 to 42
71Hanbury Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · West Bromwich45239%Good 20232413 to 40
72Park Hill Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 3-11 · Wednesbury23131%Report card 20262211 to 43
73Yew Tree Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Walsall61546%Report card 20262213 to 35
74Pennyhill Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · West Bromwich64739%Report card 20262113 to 34
75St Philip's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Smethwick20935%Good 2024209 to 41
76Hateley Heath AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · West Bromwich41833%Good 20242011 to 34
77Bleakhouse Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11 · Oldbury43230%Good 20231911 to 33
78Uplands Manor Primary School and NurseryCouncil · ages 3-11 · Smethwick73449%Good 20231912 to 30
79Brickhouse Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 3-11 · Rowley Regis20548%Good 2023178 to 35
80Cape Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Smethwick48849%Good 20231710 to 28
81Rounds Green Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Oldbury36740%No overall grade 2025168 to 28
82St Mary Magdalene CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11 · West Bromwich22924%No overall grade 2024147 to 29
83Temple Meadow Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 3-11 · Cradley Heath41840%Good 2023137 to 24
84Albert Pritchard Infant SchoolFoundation · ages 3-7 · Wednesbury24430%Good 2023136 to 29
85Mesty Croft PrimaryAcademy · ages 3-11 · Wednesbury41047%Good 2023127 to 21
86Moorlands Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 5-11 · West Bromwich20642%Good 2022126 to 25
87Tipton Green Junior SchoolAcademy · ages 7-11 · Tipton34251%Report card 2026127 to 19
88Summerhill Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Tipton77853%Report card 202696 to 15
89Reddal Hill Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Cradley Heath42043%Report card 202653 to 9
90Rood End Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Oldbury42845%No overall grade 202442 to 6
91Rowley Hall Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Rowley Regis58545%Requires improvement 202400 to 0
Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Oldbury––No overall grade 2024–
Holy Name Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Birmingham19122%Good 2022–

Primary schools by town in Sandwell

Birmingham6 schoolsCradley Heath5 schoolsOldbury18 schoolsRowley Regis5 schoolsSmethwick17 schoolsTipton13 schoolsWednesbury10 schoolsWest Bromwich17 schools

Primary schools in nearby areas

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.