Lightwoods Primary Academy, Oldbury, Sandwell

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Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Lightwoods Primary Academy

Castle Road East, Oldbury, Sandwell B68 9BG

https://lightwoodsprimary.academy/

Lightwoods Primary Academy is an academy. It has about 420 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. Ofsted last inspected the school in February 2020. The present school opened in 2021.

This school is a member of Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Shireland Technology Primary School, Newfield Park Primary Academy, Tameside Primary Academy, Holyhead Primary Academy and Wallbrook Primary Academy.)

Particular strengths include Attainment and Attendance. Relative weaknesses include Environment and Finances.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.6		Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School
0.6		Bleakhouse Primary School
0.6		Abbey Junior School
0.7		Abbey Infant School
0.7		Woodhouse Primary Academy
0.7		Brandhall Primary School
0.7		St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
0.9		Perryfields Primary School
0.9		Annie Lennard Primary School
0.9		World's End Junior School
0.9		World's End Infant and Nursery School
1.0		Bearwood Primary School

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Attainment: Above average. Maths attainment is above average, reading is excellent and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Progress: Below average. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is about average and in writing it is poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress in maths is about average. Progress in reading is about average. Progress in writing is poor.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is roughly average.

Environment: Poor. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very high, while crime is quite high.

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