Moat Farm Junior School
Brookfields Road, Oldbury, B68 9QR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STOUR VALE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Shaw
- Sponsor
- Stour Vale Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Smethwick
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 477
- URN
- 149407
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215521215
About this school
Moat Farm Junior School is a primary academy in Oldbury. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 477 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Exceptional
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 121 | 120 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 |
Trends over time
How Moat Farm Junior 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 | — | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 480 |
| 2023/24 | 473 |
| 2024/25 | 477 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Moat Farm Junior School compares
Moat Farm Junior School ranked 8th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 3.4% | 39.8% | 477 | — |
| Moat Farm Infant School | — | 4.8% | 28.9% | 407 | 0.0 miles |
| Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School | 50% | 4.5% | 15.8% | 415 | 0.1 miles |
| Bleakhouse Primary School | 48% | 5.6% | 31.4% | 432 | 0.5 miles |
| Annie Lennard Primary School | 62% | 4.5% | 37.7% | 229 | 0.6 miles |
| Brandhall Primary School | 73% | 4.6% | 39.7% | 431 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.83%
- English as an additional language
- 19.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.35%
- Persistent absence
- 3.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Moat Farm Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Oldbury
-
Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Oldbury
-
Bleakhouse Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldbury
-
Annie Lennard Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Smethwick
-
Brandhall Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Oldbury
Other schools in Oldbury
Moat Farm Junior School ranks 3rd of the 16 ranked primary schools in Oldbury.
- Bleakhouse Primary School Primary
- Brandhall Primary School Primary
- Burnt Tree Primary School Primary
- Causeway Green Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primary
- Grace Mary Primary School Primary
- Langley Primary School Primary
- Moat Farm Infant School Primary
- Oakham Primary School Primary
- Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Perryfields Primary School Primary
- Rood End Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Moat Farm Junior School teach?
- Moat Farm Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Moat Farm Junior School?
- The headteacher of Moat Farm Junior School is Mrs Elizabeth Shaw, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Moat Farm Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moat Farm Junior 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 big is Moat Farm Junior School?
- Moat Farm Junior School has 477 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Moat Farm Junior School full?
- Moat Farm Junior School has capacity for 480 pupils and 477 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 Moat Farm Junior School a faith school?
- No. Moat Farm Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Moat Farm Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Moat Farm Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Moat Farm Junior School?
- Moat Farm Junior School is part of STOUR VALE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Moat Farm Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2023/24 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Moat Farm Junior School rank locally?
- Moat Farm Junior School ranked 8th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Moat Farm Junior School's absence rate?
- Moat Farm Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Moat Farm Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Moat Farm Junior 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 15 July 2026.