Lightwoods Primary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 22 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Unique reference
- 148333
- Address
- Castle Road East, B68 9BG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 413 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 17.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16%
- Persistent absence
- 12.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.4%
White British 40.2%
Indian 23.5%
Mixed 13.6%
Other White 6.1%
Other Asian 5.6%
Pakistani 2.9%
Other 2.9%
Unclassified 1.2%
Bangladeshi 1%
Caribbean 1%
African 1%
Other Black 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.5
WritingBelow average-1.7
MathsAverage0
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 67%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Lightwoods Primary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 39
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 40
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.5 |
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.9 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Reception, Full-time | 55 32 23 |
Year 1 | 59 33 26 |
Year 2 | 60 34 26 |
Year 3 | 60 26 34 |
Year 4 | 60 32 28 |
Year 5 | 57 29 28 |
Year 6 | 62 25 37 |