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Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Oldbury · B68 8ED

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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 28 January 2025

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At a glance

415 pupils · 99% of 420 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
15.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
24.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.st-huberts.sandwell.sch.uk
URN
141926

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 54 families named it first for 59 Reception places, 0.92 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 28 January 2025 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 4.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.92 first-choice applications per place

59 places offered · 54 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.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2025 entry)

Criterion not stated
1.276 miles

2025 is the most recent year we hold a cutoff for this school. It describes that year, not 2026.

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
50%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
3%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
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 school50%
Median of its 12 closest peers72%
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
Elstow SchoolBedford · 70 miles awayNo current grade74%
Riverside Primary SchoolBarking · 112 miles awayGood87%
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, CrawleyCrawley · 123 miles awayGood67%
Chestnuts Primary SchoolLondon · 102 miles awayGood70%
Hobbs Hill Wood Primary SchoolHemel Hempstead · 84 miles awayGood72%
Pokesdown Community Primary SchoolBournemouth · 122 miles awayGood58%
Rendell Primary SchoolLoughborough · 39 miles awayGood79%
Churchend Primary AcademyReading · 83 miles awayExpected standard68%
The Oaks Primary School & NurseryCrawley · 123 miles awayGood72%
Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolSlough · 88 miles awayGood (2019)74%
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, IsleworthIsleworth · 100 miles awayGood76%
Telscombe Cliffs AcademyPeacehaven · 144 miles awayGood62%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 35% (Sandwell 33%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 14% (Sandwell 15%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 10% (Sandwell 4%, England 2%) · Black African 9% (Sandwell 7%, England 5%) · Any other White background 5% (Sandwell 4%, England 7%) · Asian Pakistani 5% (Sandwell 10%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (Sandwell 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Sandwell 3%, England 3%) · Black Caribbean 3% (Sandwell 3%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Sandwell 5%, England 2%) · Not recorded 2% (Sandwell 1%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Sandwell 4%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 1% (Sandwell 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Sandwell 1%, England 1%) · White Irish 1% (Sandwell 0%, England 0%) · other groups together 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)
4.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
9.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.20 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · 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
25.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

89% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 11% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

50% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.7 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 £46,788; 16.7% 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 (2024-25)

This school£6,261
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£275,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher26%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications26.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work22.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways19.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health45.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier64%62.3%
Social housing11.3%17.1%
Privately rented24.3%20.5%
Detached houses22%22.9%
Flats13.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms19.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van25.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01010005 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£230,000340 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£195,000–£263,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (33)£279,000
Semi-detached (189)£240,000
Terraced (100)£200,000
Flat (18)£96,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most 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
16an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
14an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
22an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
6an 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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