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Lodge Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personHeadteacher Tahirah Khatun

location_onWest Bromwich, B70 8PN

language Visit Website phone 1215532389

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

446

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Expected Standard

61%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Lodge Primary School is a Community school primary school in West Bromwich, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 58% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Lodge Primary School is a community school in West Bromwich, Sandwell, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 443 pupils on roll, of whom 36% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #54 of 84 primaries in Sandwell and #7,559 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 60%

Reading63% LA 73%

Writing66% LA 70%

Maths75% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading66% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths76% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading76% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths91% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA -0.4

-1.4 to 2.0

2.0

Write

LA -0.3

0.4 to 3.6

2.1

Maths

LA -0.1

0.5 to 3.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading72% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths84% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA 0.3

-1.7 to 1.7

1.8

Write

LA 0.5

0.2 to 3.3

0.8

Maths

LA 0.5

-0.7 to 2.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 60%

Reading71% LA 71%

Writing83% LA 75%

Maths78% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA -0.3

-3.3 to 0.1

Write

LA 0.1

-0.6 to 2.6

1.7

Maths

LA 0.1

0.1 to 3.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 April 2025

Inspection Report

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04 February 2020

Inspection Report

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07 July 2016

Inspection Report

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17 December 2013

Inspection Report

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23 October 2013

Inspection Report

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09 November 2011

Inspection Report

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08 June 2011

Inspection Report

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15 March 2011

Inspection Report

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24 November 2010

Inspection Report

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26 May 2010

Inspection Report

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27 February 2007

Inspection Report

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16 September 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-07-07

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-10-23

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 443 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	443	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	431	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	453	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	441	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	429	1	0.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	451	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	446	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	431	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	461	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	457	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	446	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	471	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	455	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	450	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	466	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	466	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	456	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	468	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	452	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	436	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	463	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	453	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	444	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	471	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	460	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	430	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 62 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils