Lightwoods Primary Academy

State-Funded School

lightwoods-primary-academy-sandwell-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

SandwellLocal Authority

SmethwickConstituency

B68 9BGPostcode

5.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Lightwoods Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Sandwell, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 413 pupils. Lightwoods Primary Academy is part of SHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 61%
Higher standard: 8%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

43%

Asian

32%

Black

Mixed

14%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

413

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 413
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: SHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
17 Jun 2024	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
23 Jun 2020	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Inadequate

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.