School Chooser

Moat Farm Infant School

Primary · ages 2-7MixedAcademy407 pupilsNurseryOldburySandwell
School Chooser Score
42
In line with
similar schools
Likely range 20 to 68
Out of 100. Better than 35% of the 50 schools most like it.
#9,270 of 16,041 in England#51 in SandwellHow it is worked out
OfstedAs expected teachingOfsted report card, November 2025
Attendance95.2%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families31%A bit more than most schools
Parents would recommend90%50 Parent View responses
PlacesFull407 pupils, 360 places
Pupils per teacher20.2School workforce census

Moat Farm Infant School is a converter academy in Oldbury for boys and girls aged 2 to 7. It has 407 pupils, 47 more than it has places for. About 31 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools. We give it 42 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 35% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted visited in November 2025 and gave it a report card, which is below.

Brookfields Road, Oldbury, B68 9QR0121 552 1885moatfarm-inf.sandwell.sch.ukMrs Deborah Walker headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted visited on 11 November 2025. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.

TeachingOfsted calls this “curriculum and teaching”
As expected
Achievement
As expected
Behaviour and attendanceOfsted calls this “attendance and behaviour”
As expected
Support for every childOfsted calls this “inclusion”
As expected
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development and wellbeing”
As expected
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and governance”
Strong
Early years
As expected
SafeguardingAre pupils kept safe?
Pupils are kept safe
Met
Ofsted's scale:ExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement

Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.

Results

No published results yet for this school.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Full344 pupils for 330 places, 2024/25
104% full

The school is full, with 14 more pupils than it has places for. More families apply than can get in, so things like how close you live and whether an older brother or sister is already here decide who gets a place.

Will my child get a place?

In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.

We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.

How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place.

EntryPlacesPut it firstApplied at allHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary120110178– all offeredLA
2025 Primary12095174– all offeredLA
2024 Primary120107178– all offeredLA

What parents say

Would recommend the school90%England 87%
My child is happy here92%agree or strongly agree
My child feels safe90%
Positive overall83%
My child is happy at this school
92%England 89%
My child feels safe at this school
90%England 90%
Pupils are well behavedThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
78%England 83%
Has your child been bullied here?Parents answering yes
8% yesEngland 18%
Bullying was dealt with quickly and effectivelyOnly parents whose child was bullied
50%England 50%
My child gets the right support to learn well
90%England 85%
Does your child have SEND?Parents answering yes
42% yesEngland 26%
The school gives them the support they needOnly parents of children with SEND
91%England 71%
The school communicates well with me
82%England 80%
My concerns have been dealt with properlyWhen I have raised concerns
72%England 69%
Decisions put the child's best interests first
82%England 82%
I would recommend this school
90%England 87%
Overall view of the school is positive
83%England 82%
Strongly agreeAgreeDon't knowDisagreeStrongly disagreeEngland, agree or yes

From Ofsted's Parent View survey: 50 parents answered in the year to 6 April 2026. Parents choose whether to fill it in, and many only do so when an inspection is coming, so don't read too much into small differences. The England figures are the average for primary schools with enough answers to publish.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll407Census January 2026
Places360113% full
Pupils from low-income families28%31% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English21%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support15%60 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan6%24 pupils with a plan
Average class size24.415 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)31%£159,650 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls215 / 192
White British pupils37%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (54), emotional and mental health (15), Moderate learning difficulty (9), Autistic spectrum disorder (2), Physical disability (2).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census20262025
Pupils on roll407416
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals28%24%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language21%24%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–18%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–4%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.2% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance95.2%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school12.7%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.02024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.1%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/24†2022/23†2021/22†2020/21†2018/19†England
Sessions missedOverall absence4.8%5.8%6.4%7.0%2.6%4.4%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.8%4.5%4.9%6.0%1.7%3.1%–
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.1%1.2%1.5%1.1%0.9%1.2%–
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence12.7%14.2%20.7%21.4%4.5%10.0%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.0––––––
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions0––––––

† These attendance figures are for Moat Farm Infant School, the school this one replaced in June 2024. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers19.0full-time equivalent, 22 people
Pupils per teacher20.2Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants18.4full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£44,179
Teachers who left in the year6%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher0.32024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£10,436England £7,128. Total £4.1m
Income per pupil£11,000England £7,587. Total £4.3m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,260England £3,405
Money in reserve14%A healthy amount put by: £619k, £1,580 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£221kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£10,436spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m37112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate86 per 1,000 people6% lower than the England average
Typical house price£215,000Sandwell

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Moat Farm Junior SchoolAcademy0 m477Report card 202697Compare
Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy230 m415No overall grade 202537Compare
Bleakhouse Primary SchoolCouncil880 m432Good 202319Compare
Annie Lennard Primary SchoolCouncil0.6 miles229No overall grade 202450Compare
Brandhall Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles431Good 202483Compare
Rood End Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles428No overall grade 20244Compare
Causeway Green Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles427Report card 202625Compare
Langley Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles440Good 202278Compare
Primary schools in SandwellPrimary schools in OldburyBest primary schools in England

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Moat Farm Infant School with the 48 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 48 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats35%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the lower half of its group. Its score of 42 is 11 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 0 · middle 53 · highest 95100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 48 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Moat Farm Infant School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St Brigid's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy5.1 miles449Good 202369Compare
Kings Norton Primary SchoolAcademy6.0 miles410No overall grade 202553Compare
St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy10.7 miles447No overall grade 202595Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 42 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 42% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 20 to 68. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years0%no data
–
Ofsted inspection20%in line
-0.16
Ofsted report card, 0.8 years old
Progress pupils make0%no data
–
Direction of travel over five years0%no data
–
Attendance and behaviour10%in line
+0.03
2024/25; 245 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils0%no data
–
What parents say5%in line
+0.03
Ofsted's Parent View survey, allowing for how many parents replied; 50 responses

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Moat Farm Infant School a good school?

It is about average. Moat Farm Infant School scores 42 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 35% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 20 to 68, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.

What is Moat Farm Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 11 November 2025 it rated teaching as as expected, achievement as as expected, behaviour and attendance as as expected, leadership as strong.

How many pupils does Moat Farm Infant School have?

407 pupils aged 2 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 360 places, so it is 113% full.

Is Moat Farm Infant School oversubscribed?

Probably. The school was full in 2024/25, with 14 more pupils than places. How close you live, and the school's other admissions rules, decide who gets in.

What is attendance like at Moat Farm Infant School?

Pupils were in school 95.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 13% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

What do parents say about Moat Farm Infant School?

90% of the 50 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey would recommend it to other parents, and 92% say their child is happy there. Across England, 87% of parents would recommend their child's school.

How big are the classes at Moat Farm Infant School?

The average class had 24.4 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Brookfields Road, Oldbury, B68 9QR
Telephone
0121 552 1885
Website
www.moatfarm-inf.sandwell.sch.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Deborah Walker
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 2-7, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
Stour Vale Academy Trust (13 schools)
Local authority
Sandwell
Ward
Bristnall
Constituency
Smethwick
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 June 2024 (academy converter)
URN
149847 · LAESTAB 3332135 · UKPRN 10092469
Formerly
Moat Farm Infant School
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from