Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Primary · Oldbury · B69 4DE
Data updated
Ofsted category of concern
A formal designation, not a grade. It stands until a later inspection lifts it.
Inspected 19 November 2024
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 152427
In figures
We hold 3 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2024 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 19 November 2024 Ofsted placed it in a category of concern (Special measures).
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
Compare admissions across the area: Oldbury school admissions · Sandwell school admissions
Special educational needs
Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.
- Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Provision type: Resourced provision.
- Resourced provision
- 15 of 15 places taken full, or over capacity
Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 22.9% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 35.6% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 16.6% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 30.4% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 42.7% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 30.4% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 32.9% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 35.7% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 8.7% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 49.3% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 10.9% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 44.6% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01010017 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £167,500116 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £122,000–£241,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
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
- 1an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 17an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 65an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 11an 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