School admissions in Oldbury
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 8 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Oldbury in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 16 schools in Oldbury first 794 times for 800 places: 0.99 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Sandwell authority's 86 schools. 3 of the 16 had more first choices than places.
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 5 schools in Oldbury first 924 times for 977 places: 0.95 first choices per place, against 0.97 across the Sandwell authority's 22 schools. 2 of the 5 had more first choices than places.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
16 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Grace Mary Primary School | 1.43 | 28 |
| Oakham Primary School | 1.27 | 60 |
| St James CofE Primary School | 1.03 | 60 |
| Perryfields Primary School | 1.00 | 27 |
| Causeway Green Primary School | 0.98 | 60 |
| Moat Farm Infant School | 0.97 | 113 |
| Tividale Community Primary School | 0.96 | 54 |
| Langley Primary School | 0.96 | 52 |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School | 0.96 | 23 |
| Rounds Green Primary School | 0.95 | 37 |
| Burnt Tree Primary School | 0.94 | 50 |
| Brandhall Primary School | 0.93 | 46 |
| Rood End Primary School | 0.93 | 42 |
| Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School | 0.92 | 59 |
| Tividale Hall Primary School | 0.90 | 40 |
| Bleakhouse Primary School | 0.86 | 49 |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
5 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Bristnall Hall Academy | 1.32 | 188 |
| Q3 Academy Langley | 1.18 | 292 |
| Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy | 0.84 | 227 |
| Perryfields Academy | 0.57 | 101 |
| Oldbury Academy | 0.49 | 169 |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.