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Burnt Tree Primary School

Primary · Oldbury · B69 2LN

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 26 November 2024

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At a glance

444 pupils · 94% of 472 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
31.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
45.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://burnttree.sandwell.sch.uk/
URN
103914

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 47 families named it first for 50 Reception places, 0.94 first choices per place. We hold 3 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2024 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 26 November 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.94 first-choice applications per place

50 places offered · 47 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

57 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
60%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
2%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school60%
Median of its 12 closest peers68%
Sandwell average62.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Healey Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolBatley · 84 miles awayExpected standard69%
Waterside Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · 36 miles awayNo current grade64%
Folville Junior SchoolLeicester · 38 miles awayGood (2016)67%
Stanwell Fields CofE Primary SchoolStaines-upon-Thames · 99 miles awayGood55%
Kings Hill Primary SchoolWednesbury · 4 miles awayStrong standard74%
Lift NewingtonHull · 109 miles awayOutstanding71%
Joseph Locke Primary SchoolBarnsley · 75 miles awayGood75%
Parkinson Lane Community Primary SchoolHalifax · 84 miles awayOutstanding61%
Whitehouse Community Primary SchoolIpswich · 138 miles awayNo current grade46%
Saint Nathaniel's AcademyStoke-on-Trent · 37 miles awayGood60%
Heathfield AcademyCroydon · 115 miles awayOutstanding (2018)90%
St Bernard's Catholic Primary SchoolBirmingham · 10 miles awayGood72%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 24% (Sandwell 33%, England 60%) · Asian Pakistani 23% (Sandwell 10%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 13% (Sandwell 15%, England 4%) · Black African 13% (Sandwell 7%, England 5%) · Black Caribbean 6% (Sandwell 3%, England 1%) · Any other White background 5% (Sandwell 4%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Sandwell 4%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Sandwell 2%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Sandwell 4%, England 3%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Sandwell 3%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Sandwell 5%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 2% (Sandwell 2%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Sandwell 4%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Sandwell 1%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
17.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.22 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Sandwell: 1.35 suspensions and 0.02 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

95% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

66.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £53,933; 27.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,265
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £70,855; in-year balance +£49

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher22.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications29.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work15.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways27%18.1%
Residents in very good health42.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier56.7%62.3%
Social housing12%17.1%
Privately rented31.2%20.5%
Detached houses5.1%22.9%
Flats22.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms10.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van29%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01010016 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£200,000258 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£155,000–£234,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (25)£340,000
Semi-detached (143)£207,000
Terraced (58)£185,000
Flat (32)£91,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
6an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
12an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
43an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
9an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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