Lightwoods Primary Academy
Castle Road East, Oldbury, Sandwell, B68 9BG
Headteacher: Mr John AshtonSchool website ↗Pupils: 405 (capacity: 390)Part of SHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected May 2024
63%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected May 2024
100%
First-choice offer rate
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 21 May 2024Full report ↗
Good
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
Outstanding
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, 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.
63.0%
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%.
8.0%
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 81%·Writing 71%·Maths 80%→All three 63%
Reading
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
- How many places were offered?
- 54
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 51
- How many got their first choice?
- 51of 51 (100.0%)
- How many applied in total?
- 155
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
12.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
25.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN 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).
19.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
187 girls, 218 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↑ Peaked at 90% (2015/16), currently 63%
* 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
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 90.0% | 13.0% | +5.9 | +1.5 | +2.7 |
| 2016/17 | 71.0% | 6.0% | +0.2 | -0.1 | +2.0 |
| 2017/18 | 67.0% | 10.0% | -1.5 | -0.8 | -2.4 |
| 2018/19 | 81.0% | 19.0% | 0.0 | -1.6 | +0.8 |
| 2022/23 | 67.0% | 8.0% | +0.5 | -1.7 | 0.0 |
| 2023/24 | 61.0% | 8.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 63.0% | 8.0% | - | - | - |