Grace Mary Primary School is a primary school located in Oldbury. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 13/02/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are well above average, progress in maths is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Hawfield Road, Oldbury

School Information

Address: Hawfield Road, Oldbury, B69 1LD
Website: www.gracemary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01384255910
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sandwell
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Clare Sturmey
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 103945

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/02/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 292
Number of Pupils: 246
Number of Boys: 134
Number of Girls: 112

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 12% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 3.5 Confidence interval 1.9 to 5.1
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 1.1 to 4
Maths
Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.7 to 3.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:81%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:22%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Netherton Park Nursery School
Netherton Park , Netherton DY2 9QF
4out of 4 3,002 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Grace Mary Primary School
Hawfield Road , Tividale B69 1LD
4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Oakham Primary School
Darbys Hill Road , Tividale B69 1SG
4out of 4 361 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Rounds Green Primary School
Brades Road , B69 2DP
- not rated 1,173 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Rounds Green Primary School
Brades Road , B69 2DP
2out of 4 1,173 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Tividale Hall Primary School
Regent Road , Tividale B69 1TR
3out of 4 1,394 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Lower City Road , B69 2HE
3out of 4 1,066 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Michael's CE High School
Curral Road , B65 9AN
3out of 4 2,181 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy
Kelvin Way , B70 7LE
- not rated 3,108 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Meadows School
The Meadows School, Dudley Road East , Sandwell B69 3BU
3out of 4 1,563 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Primrose Centre
Throne Road , B65 9JP
3out of 4 1,901 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Westminster School
Hawes Lane , B65 9AL
4out of 4 2,094 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Impact Independent School
102 -104 Birmingham Road , Dudley DY1 4RF
- not rated 2,128 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Al Khair Primary School
61/63 Oak Way Green , Off Causeway Green Road B68 8LR
- not rated 2,828 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.