Wednesbury Oak Academy

State-Funded School

wednesbury-oak-academy-sandwell-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

SandwellLocal Authority

Tipton and WednesburyConstituency

DY4 0ARPostcode

3.9

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Wednesbury Oak Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Sandwell, West Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 439 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 24 Mar 2026 · published 17 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 65%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

73%

Asian

11%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

439

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 439
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
14 Mar 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
21 May 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.