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The Primrose Centre

Alternative provision school in Rowley Regis, Sandwell. Good (Dec 2022).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 13 December 2022, report published 5 February 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around December 2026

The last inspection was in December 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby alternative provision

  1. 3.2 milesAlbright Education Centre

    Alternative provision, Tipton, Sandwell

    No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Oct 2024)

  2. 3.9 milesCherry Tree Learning Centre

    Alternative provision, Dudley

    School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Apr 2024)

  3. 4.2 milesSandwell Community School

    Alternative provision, West Bromwich, Sandwell

    School remains Good (Apr 2024)

  4. 4.2 milesSycamore Short Stay School

    Alternative provision, Dudley

    School remains Good (Jun 2024)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.