Ferndale Primary School

State-Funded School

ferndale-primary-school-sandwell-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

SandwellLocal Authority

West BromwichConstituency

B43 5QFPostcode

1.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Ferndale Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Sandwell, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 551 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 46%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

27%

Asian

36%

Black

19%

Mixed

13%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

551

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

31%

England average

27%

First language not English

43%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 551
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Sept 2022	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
5 Dec 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.