Elm Tree Primary Academy
Friar Park Road, Wednesbury, WS10 0TB
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- VICTORIA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Bethany Barnsley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Victoria Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Smethwick
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 126
- Pupils on roll
- 125
- URN
- 149156
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01212852880
About this school
Elm Tree Primary Academy is a special academy in Wednesbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 125 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Elm Tree Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15 |
| 2023/24 | 48 |
| 2024/25 | 88 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.32%
- English as an additional language
- 8%
- Overall absence
- 9.44%
- Persistent absence
- 21.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Myles Academy0.9 miles
Special schools · Birmingham
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Orion School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Birmingham
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Future First Independent School1.3 miles
Independent schools · Birmingham
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Hamilton School1.3 miles
Special schools · Birmingham
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Norfolk House School1.4 miles
Independent schools · Birmingham
Other schools in Wednesbury
- High Point Academy Free Schools
- Rowley View Nursery School Nursery
- 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
- Old Park 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Elm Tree Primary Academy teach?
- Elm Tree Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a special school in Wednesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Elm Tree Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Elm Tree Primary Academy is Ms Bethany Barnsley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Elm Tree Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Elm Tree Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Elm Tree Primary Academy?
- Elm Tree Primary Academy has 125 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Elm Tree Primary Academy full?
- Elm Tree Primary Academy has capacity for 126 pupils and 125 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Elm Tree Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Elm Tree Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Elm Tree Primary Academy a selective school?
- No. Elm Tree Primary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Elm Tree Primary Academy?
- Elm Tree Primary Academy is part of VICTORIA ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Elm Tree Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Elm Tree Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Elm Tree Primary Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Elm Tree Primary Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.