Community school · Sandwell

Cape Primary School

3–11Ages
488Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103937URN

Cape Hill, Smethwick, B66 4SH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.7 above Sandwell median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sandwell

83 applications for 31 places · 10th of 86 in Sandwell

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Sandwell median (1.9) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

83 applications · 31 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 2.7; Sandwell median median 1.9
2025 2.1; Sandwell median median 1.7
2024 2.0; Sandwell median median 1.7
2023 1.7; Sandwell median median 1.7
2022 1.7; Sandwell median median 1.6
2021 2.0; Sandwell median median 1.6
2020 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.7
2019 2.0; Sandwell median median 1.6
2018 1.6; Sandwell median median 1.6
2017 2.1; Sandwell median median 1.7
2016 1.7; Sandwell median median 1.7
2015 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.6
2014 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.6

This school
Sandwell median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	31	83	2.7	29	0.94
Sep 2025	31	65	2.1	30	0.97
Sep 2024	37	72	2.0	36	0.97
Sep 2023	37	62	1.7	37	1.00
Sep 2022	32	53	1.7	33	1.03
Sep 2021	31	62	2.0	31	1.00
Sep 2020	56	86	1.5	56	1.00
Sep 2019	52	104	2.0	52	1.00
Sep 2018	57	93	1.6	53	0.93
Sep 2017	58	120	2.1	49	0.84
Sep 2016	74	122	1.7	68	0.92
Sep 2015	71	105	1.5	59	0.83
Sep 2014	82	115	1.4	76	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 59% · Maths 58% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%78th of 84 in Sandwell

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Sandwell 77% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Sandwell 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard59%

Sandwell 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Sandwell 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard58%

Sandwell 75% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Sandwell 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sandwell median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	47%	0%	102	100
2023/24	44%	2%	101	100
2022/23	53%	5%	103	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Cape Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Shireland Hall Primary Academy
0.2 km · Sandwell

2026

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Sandwell

2026

1.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Victoria Park Primary
0.6 km · Sandwell

Good2023

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Shireland Technology Primary
0.7 km · Sandwell

Outstanding2023

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
City Road Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Good2023

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Philip's Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Sandwell

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

2.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
George Dixon Primary School
1.1 km · Birmingham

Requires significant improvement 2026

2.2applications per place 26%met the SATs standard
Summerfield Primary School
1.1 km · Birmingham

Requires improvement2022

3.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103937 · 333/2113
Capacity: 540 pupils · 488 on roll
Free school meals: 49.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Cape Hill, Smethwick, B66 4SH
Local authority: Sandwell

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources