Local businesses are also being invited to support the project.
To help towards the fundraising, pupils and staff this week (Monday 19 March) took part in an obstacle course challenge in the hall.
The Football Association (FA) is leading the Mini Pitches initiative in conjunction with The Premier League and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
The school is one of only seven in the country that has been selected from more than 19,000 that originally applied to be part of the project and 65 that were shortlisted. This followed a successful bid written by the headteacher Ruth Gillett.
Staff and pupils are working had to raise £20,000 to go towards the pitch. The school has already managed to raise just over £10,000 with events planned to help raise more over the coming months.
If the school is able to raise the money, the rest of the cost of the project, estimated to be in excess of £80,000, will be met with a grant from the Football Foundation.
Ruth said she is keen to get local businesses involved too. She said: "The mini pitch is very much needed at Ferndale as our fields are very water-logged and unusable for much of the year.
"The pitch will not only benefit the school children as it will also be available to the local community and sports groups.
"Our school community has been so generous and I've been really touched that a couple of children have donated some of their pocket money to the cause.
"If there are any local businesses out there that can help us raise the rest of the money, we would be very grateful."
Councillor Simon Hackett, Sandwell Council’s cabinet member for children's services, visited the school on Monday. He said: "Staff, children, parents and carers have done an amazing job in raising money for the mini pitch. Having seen the enthusiasm for myself I am confident that they will get to their target.
"The mini pitch will ensure the children at the school and the local community will have the chance to be more active and healthy using state-of-the-art facilities."
The school has many other fundraising events planned including discos, cake sales and raffles.
