Elm Tree Primary Academy
Free schools special · Mixed · Sandwell
Friar Park Road, Wednesbury, WS10 0TB
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 20/05/2025
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
90.6%
21.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
125
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
126 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Free schools special
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Bethany Barnsley
- Address
- Friar Park Road, Wednesbury, WS10 0TB
- Phone
- 01212852880
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Ward / constituency
- Friar Park & Stone Cross · Smethwick
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149156
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 46% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: VICTORIA ACADEMIES TRUST
125 pupils · 126 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
20 May 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 80 pupils
Attendance
90.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
9.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
21.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
2.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.