All Saints CofE Primary School

About All Saints CofE Primary School

All Saints CofE Primary School sits within the Sandwell local authority, where it ranks 38th out of 83 primary schools on the key stage 2 expected standard measure. That places it in the middle of the pack locally, though the three top-performing peers in the borough — Grove Vale Primary, Burnt Tree Primary, and St Pauls Church of England Academy — all sit some way ahead on the ranking score. The school is a Church of England state primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 3 to 11, with nursery provision on site. Headteacher Jacqueline Beech leads a school that is significantly oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 111 applications for 58 places, with 56 first-preference offers made. That oversubscription ratio of 1.91 tells you this is a school local families actively want, even if its ranking doesn’t put it among the very top in Sandwell. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Hargate Primary, just 0.7 km away, so parents in the area have a strong alternative to consider too.

Academically, All Saints holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024, with some standout individual grades. Behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision were all rated Outstanding — the early years grade was a notable improvement from the Requires Improvement (grade 2) it received in the previous inspection in 2019. In key stage 2 results for 2023/24, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is just above the Sandwell local authority average of 60%. The school’s maths and reading average scores both sit at 105, and a higher proportion of pupils achieved the expected standard in writing (77%) than in reading (75%) or maths (75%). At the higher standard, 22% reached that level in maths, 25% in reading, and just 8% in writing. Nationally, the school ranks in the 52nd percentile, and within the West Midlands region it sits around the midpoint.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a library, music rooms, gymnasium, forest school area, and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, netball, rounders and athletics, while clubs range from chess and book club to gardening, choir, eco club and science club. SEND provision is broad, covering moderate learning difficulty, speech, language and communication needs, hearing and visual impairment, autistic spectrum disorder, and social, emotional and mental health support. With 27.8% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a relatively disadvantaged intake compared to the national average. The school is oversubscribed and has 465 pupils against a capacity of 420, so it is operating above its official number. This is a solid, well-regarded local primary that suits families who value a strong early years start, good behaviour standards, and a Church of England ethos, but who are realistic about academic outcomes being solid rather than exceptional.

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