Oakham Primary School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
Darbys Hill Road, Tividale, Oldbury, B69 1SG
Headteacher · Mr Nicholas Skett
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 17 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils466Capacity 480
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 26 November 2024
Free school meals23.9%
Ofsted
Inspection on 26 November 2024. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Sandwell council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in SandwellApplications for September 2026
58 of the 76 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered60
Applications139
First choice76
First-choice offers58
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Grace Mary Primary School0.2 mi
- Tividale Hall Primary School0.6 mi
- Tividale Community Primary School0.8 mi
- Burnt Tree Primary School0.9 mi
- Rounds Green Primary School0.9 mi