Lightwoods Primary Academy
Primary schoolLightwoods Primary Academy is a primary school in Sandwell, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 413 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), May 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 21 May 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 63% of pupils at Lightwoods Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Sandwell and 62% in England.
8% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Sandwell | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)950 m
- Woodhouse Primary AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Bleakhouse Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Brandhall Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, April 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Abbey Junior SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Abbey Infant SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 20231.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sandwell
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).