Moat Farm Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Sandwell
Brookfields Road, Oldbury, B68 9QR
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
95.2%
12.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
407
Capacity used
Over capacity113%
360 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
95 of 95 families who put it first got an offer
104
Places offered
172
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 95 | 95 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 39 | 6 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 28 | 2 | ● 7% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 10 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 172 | 103 | 60% |
Sandwell lets families list 6 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Deborah Walker
- Address
- Brookfields Road, Oldbury, B68 9QR
- Phone
- 01215521885
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Ward / constituency
- Bristnall · Smethwick
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149847
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 31% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: STOUR VALE ACADEMY TRUST
407 pupils · 360 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
11 November 2025
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Early years Expected standard Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 245 pupils
Attendance
95.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
12.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
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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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Sandwell council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
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.