Lyng Primary School is a primary school located in West Bromwich. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 11/02/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Horton Street, West Bromwich, B70 7SQ
Website: http://www.lyng.sandwell.sch.uk
Telephone: 01215531480
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sandwell
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Fowler
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 103968

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/02/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 477
Number of Pupils: 511
Number of Boys: 269
Number of Girls: 242

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.7 to 1.7
Writing
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1 to 2.2
Maths
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.1 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lyng Primary School
Horton Street , B70 7SQ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Lodge Primary School
Oak Lane , B70 8PN
3out of 4 763 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Trinity Road South , B70 6NF
3out of 4 873 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Hanbury Primary School
2 Hanbury Road , B70 9NT
3out of 4 1,066 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School
McKean Road , B69 4BA
4out of 4 1,290 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy
Kelvin Way , B70 7LE
- not rated 388 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Health Futures UTC
High Street , B70 8DJ
1out of 4 1,143 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Holly Lodge High School College of Science
Holly Lane , B67 7JG
3out of 4 1,858 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
George Salter Academy
Davey Road , B70 9UW
3out of 4 1,924 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sandwell Academy
Halfords Lane , B71 4LG
4out of 4 2,378 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sandwell College
1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW
- not rated 698 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The British Muslim School
Latifiah Fultali Complex , Lodge Road B70 8NX
- not rated 1,039 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Sandwell Valley School
150 Birmingham Road , West Bromwich B70 6QT
- not rated 1,538 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Meadows School
The Meadows School, Dudley Road East , Sandwell B69 3BU
3out of 4 2,233 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Regis Academy
8 Brasshouse Lane , B66 1RA
- not rated 2,623 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Orchard School
Causeway Green Road , B68 8LD
4out of 4 3,100 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.