Schools in Oldbury
Oldbury's 17 primary schools are administered by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council as part of its pan-borough co-ordinated admissions scheme. Sandwell uses nearest-school distance tiebreakers for community primaries, and catchment zones in Oldbury can be tight in the town centre compared with the more suburban fringes around Langley and Birchfield. Parents should obtain the council's published catchment maps from Sandwell's admissions pages, as boundaries are reviewed annually.
Five secondary schools serve Oldbury, a mix of community schools and academies including schools that draw from across Sandwell. Academy schools set their own oversubscription criteria under the School Admissions Code but must participate in Sandwell's co-ordinated round. National Offer Day for secondary is 1 March; the application deadline is typically October. Use catchment.school to review last-offered distances for each Oldbury secondary before ranking your preferences.
School demand in Oldbury
Across the 22 schools in Oldbury with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 96%. 6 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
4 schools in Oldbury have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
10 of the schools in Oldbury are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Sandwell, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
7 of the schools in Oldbury have a current Ofsted rating, of which 5 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Oldbury: 3 oversubscribed (17)
Burnt Tree Primary School
Primary · Community school
Oldbury · B69 2LN
Bleakhouse Primary School
Primary · Community school
Oldbury · B68 9DS
Grace Mary Primary School
Primary · Community school
Oldbury · B69 1LD
Oakham Primary School
Primary · Community school
Oldbury · B69 1SG
Perryfields Primary School
Primary · Community school
Oldbury · B68 0QY
Tividale Hall Primary School
Primary · Community school
Oldbury · B69 1TR
Brandhall Primary School
Primary · Community school
Oldbury · B68 0SH
Langley Primary School
Primary · Community school
Oldbury · B69 4QB
Causeway Green Primary School
Primary · Community school
Oldbury · B68 8LX
Rood End Primary School
Primary · Community school
Oldbury · B68 8SQ
St James CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Oldbury · B69 1BG
Tividale Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Oldbury · B69 2HT
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Oldbury · B69 4BA
Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Oldbury · B68 8ED
Rounds Green Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Oldbury · B69 2DP
Moat Farm Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
Oldbury · B68 9QR
Moat Farm Infant School
Primary · Academy converter
Oldbury · B68 9QR
Secondary Schools in Oldbury (5)
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Oldbury · B69 2HE
Oldbury Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Oldbury · B68 8NE
Bristnall Hall Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Oldbury · B68 9PA
Q3 Academy Langley
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Oldbury · B68 8ED
Perryfields Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Oldbury · B68 0RG
Other Schools in Oldbury (2)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Oldbury are set by Sandwell and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.