Rood End Primary SchoolSt Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Oldbury.
Summary of the comparison
Rood End Primary School and St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Oldbury.
Rood End Primary School scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Rood End Primary School was judged in need of attention and St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 50.0% for Rood End Primary School and 71.0% for St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Rood End Primary School (42.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School (37.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | OldburyRood End Primary School | OldburySt Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D44/100 | D44/100 | |
| Local ranking | 74th of 91 in Sandwell Stronger figure | 78th of 91 in Sandwell | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 431 | 199 | |
| Capacity | 488 | 210 | |
| Location | Oldbury, B68 8SQ | Oldbury, B69 4BA | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 50.0% | 71.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 11.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 100.0 | 107.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 100.0 | 108.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 431 | 199 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 43.8% | 28.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 77.5% | 39.7% | |
| SEN support | 13.7% | 14.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.5% | 2.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.0% | 3.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.0% | 7.9% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Rood End Primary School
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School
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