Oakham Primary School

SandwellCommunity school

Darbys Hill Road, Tividale, Oldbury, B69 1SG

Headteacher: Mr Nicholas SkettSchool website ↗Pupils: 463 (capacity: 480)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected November 2024
Oversubscribed
70% of first-choice applicants offered a place
68%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected November 2024
70%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 26 November 2024Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
68.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
3.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 83%·Writing 73%·Maths 87%All three 68%
Reading
Expected83%
Exceeding35%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected73%
Exceeding5%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected87%
Exceeding38%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
86
How many got their first choice?
60of 86 (69.8%)
How many applied in total?
153

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
23.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
17.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
5.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
223 girls, 240 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 88% (2016/17), currently 68%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1686.0%2.0%+5.8+1.1+4.3
2016/1788.0%12.0%+6.6+1.6+6.7
2017/1887.0%7.0%+5.6-0.3+5.8
2018/1973.0%12.0%+0.5+1.3+4.3
2022/2377.0%13.0%+4.2+1.2+2.6
2023/2458.0%10.0%---
2024/2568.0%3.0%---
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