Old Park Primary School
Old Park Road, Wednesbury, WS10 9LX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Wednesday Learning Community Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Teresa Boddington
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Tipton and Wednesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 471
- URN
- 103909
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215262669
About this school
Old Park Primary School is a foundation primary school in Wednesbury. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 471 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Old Park Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 61 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 62% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 8% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 87% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 69% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 80% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Old Park Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sandwell average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 470 |
| 2023/24 | 467 |
| 2024/25 | 465 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Old Park Primary School compares
Old Park Primary School ranked 27th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5.8% | 28.9% | 471 | — |
| Kings Hill Primary School | 74% | 7.8% | 41.4% | 459 | 0.3 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 52% | 4.3% | 27.3% | 232 | 0.3 miles |
| Wood Green Junior School | 60% | 5.4% | 42.1% | 340 | 0.4 miles |
| Albert Pritchard Infant School | — | 7.9% | 31.3% | 244 | 0.4 miles |
| Holyhead Primary Academy | 60% | 4.8% | 49.1% | 261 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.88%
- English as an additional language
- 12%
- Overall absence
- 5.79%
- Persistent absence
- 17.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kings Hill Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
-
Wood Green Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
-
Albert Pritchard Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
-
Holyhead Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Wednesbury
Other schools in Wednesbury
Old Park Primary School ranks 6th of the 14 ranked primary schools in Wednesbury.
- Albert Pritchard Infant School Primary
- Holyhead Primary Academy Primary
- Kings Hill Primary School Primary
- Mesty Croft Primary Primary
- Old Church Church of England C Primary School Primary
- Park Hill Primary School Primary
- Pinfold Street Primary School Primary
- Salisbury Primary School Primary
- St John's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Tameside Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Old Park Primary School teach?
- Old Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wednesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Old Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Old Park Primary School is Mrs Teresa Boddington, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Old Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Old Park Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Old Park Primary School?
- Old Park Primary School has 471 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Old Park Primary School full?
- Old Park Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 471 on roll (112%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Old Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Old Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Old Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Old Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Old Park Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Old Park Primary School is part of Wednesday Learning Community Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Old Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Old Park Primary School compare with other schools in Sandwell?
- Old Park Primary School ranked 27th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Old Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Old Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Old Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Old Park Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.