Primary school

Lodge Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Sandwell
  • B70 8PN
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2016

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,865 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 59%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 91%91%2016/17: top 83%2017/18: top 54%2018/19: top 55%2022/23: top 20%20% · 2022/232023/24: top 54%2024/25: top 59%No exams

Against West MidlandsArrows: West Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM61% · West Midlands 65%4/10 Below−9.5 pts
Higher standard, RWM5% · West Midlands 7%4/10 Below+13.9 pts
Reading score103 · West Midlands 1052/10 Well below West Midlands
Maths score104 · West Midlands 1054/10 Below−9.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 30% · 56 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 47% · 53 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 66% · 58 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 66% · 61 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 74% · 58 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 61% · 59 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 61% · 56 pupils · West Midlands 65%74%30%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 56 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 4% · 53 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 2% · 58 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 5% · 61 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 12% · 58 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 5% · 59 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 5% · 56 pupils · West Midlands 7%12%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 96 · 56 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 99 · 53 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 103 · 58 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 102 · 61 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 105 · 58 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 103 · 59 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 103 · 56 pupils · West Midlands 10510596No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 56 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 103 · 53 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 105 · 58 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 105 · 61 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 106 · 58 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 104 · 59 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 104 · 56 pupils · West Midlands 105106101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
34 of 34 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3434
2nd180
3rd110

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2025

  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2010Inadequate
  3. 2011Satisfactory
  4. 2013Requires improvement
  5. 2016Good
  6. 2020Remains Good
  7. 2025Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026418
Free school meals (past 6 years)36.4%
First language not English66.4%
SEN support14.7%
EHC plan2.9%
Absence (sessions missed)6.0%
Persistently absent pupils17.2%

Girls 47.4%Boys 52.6%

88.6% full · 472 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 11 responses (2.5% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school100% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved100% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 72.7% not applicable100% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year90.9% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 27.3% not applicable75% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child90.9% agree
  • My child does well at this school100% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing100% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school90.9% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school90.9% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development90.9% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent90.9% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.2
Pupils per adult9.8
  • Classroom teachers 16.3
  • Leadership 4.6
  • Teaching assistants 20.1
  • Other support 7

Teachers 20.9 FTE · Whole workforce 48 · 65 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,663
Spend per pupil£7,845
Staff spend per pupil£6,305
Reserve per pupil£177
  • +£71,127revenue reserve
  • −£72,941in-year balance

Grants £7,494 · self-generated £170 · premises £401 per pupil