Rood End 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 01/07/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Rood End Road, Oldbury, B68 8SQ
Website: www.roodend.sandwell.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01215521866
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sandwell
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Barbara Carter
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 103984

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 01/07/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 488
Number of Pupils: 472
Number of Boys: 229
Number of Girls: 243

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 4.8 Confidence interval 3.1 to 6.5
Writing
Well Above Average: 4.1 Confidence interval 2.5 to 5.6
Maths
Well Above Average: 5.5 Confidence interval 4.1 to 7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:61%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rood End Primary School
Rood End Road , B68 8SQ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
George Betts Primary Academy
West End Avenue , B66 1RE
3out of 4 806 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Langley Primary School
Titford Road , B69 4QB
3out of 4 1,228 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School
McKean Road , B69 4BA
4out of 4 1,387 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Devonshire Junior Academy
Auckland Road , B67 7AT
3out of 4 1,414 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holly Lodge High School College of Science
Holly Lane , B67 7JG
3out of 4 920 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Q3 Academy Langley
Moat Road , B68 8ED
3out of 4 1,271 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bristnall Hall Academy
Bristnall Hall Lane , B68 9PA
3out of 4 1,414 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy
Kelvin Way , B70 7LE
- not rated 1,702 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Oldbury Academy
Pound Road , B68 8NE
2out of 4 2,013 yd Academy converter 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 2,430 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Orchard School
Causeway Green Road , B68 8LD
4out of 4 1,283 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Al Khair Primary School
61/63 Oak Way Green , Off Causeway Green Road B68 8LR
- not rated 1,388 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Regis Academy
8 Brasshouse Lane , B66 1RA
- not rated 2,136 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Primrose Centre
Throne Road , B65 9JP
3out of 4 2,494 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sandwell Valley School
150 Birmingham Road , West Bromwich B70 6QT
- not rated 2,509 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.