Moat Farm Infant School
Brookfields Road, Oldbury, B68 9QR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STOUR VALE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Deborah Walker
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Stour Vale Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Smethwick
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 407
- URN
- 149847
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215521885
About this school
Moat Farm Infant School is a primary academy in Oldbury. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 407 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Moat Farm Infant 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
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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
How Moat Farm Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.8% | 28.9% | 407 | — |
| Moat Farm Junior School | 78% | 3.4% | 39.8% | 477 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.86%
- English as an additional language
- 23.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.84%
- Persistent absence
- 12.65%
Location
Nearby schools
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Moat Farm Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Oldbury
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Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Oldbury
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Bleakhouse Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldbury
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Annie Lennard Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Smethwick
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Brandhall Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Oldbury
Other 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 Junior 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 ages does Moat Farm Infant School teach?
- Moat Farm Infant School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Oldbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Moat Farm Infant School?
- The headteacher of Moat Farm Infant School is Mrs Deborah Walker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Moat Farm Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Moat Farm Infant 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 Moat Farm Infant School?
- Moat Farm Infant School has 407 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Moat Farm Infant School full?
- Moat Farm Infant School has capacity for 360 pupils and 407 on roll (113%), 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 Moat Farm Infant School a faith school?
- No. Moat Farm Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Moat Farm Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Moat Farm Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Is Moat Farm Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Moat Farm Infant 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.
- What is Moat Farm Infant School's absence rate?
- Moat Farm Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census.
- Does Moat Farm Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Moat Farm Infant School. 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.