Old Hill Primary School

Foundation school·Primary school Cradley Heath, Sandwell·B64 6DR
Composite score
55.0
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#5,493
National rank
#537
In West Midlands
#26
In Sandwell
Top 37%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
72%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
26 first choices, 27 places
First choices per place
0.96
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
71
any preference, for 27 places
Last place offered lived
1.50 mi
straight line, 2025 intake · 2420 m
Applications from another council area
6%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.07
00.511.52
1 per place
1.1320221.0720231.4020241.0320250.962026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2025 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it. In 2026 the school was not oversubscribed, so no distance limit applied.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
248
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
35.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
13.7%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
5.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.2%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
17.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,227
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

About Old Hill Primary School

Old Hill Primary School is a primary school in Cradley Heath, Sandwell, classified by the DfE as a foundation school. Around 248 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 2.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 37% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Old Hill Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 26 families who put it first were offered a place. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2025 lived 1.50 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 6.0%. There are about 17.9 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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