Community school · Sandwell

Crocketts Community Primary School

2–11Ages
472Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103941URN

Coopers Lane, Smethwick, B67 7DW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.8 above Sandwell median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sandwell

166 applications for 60 places · 7th of 86 in Sandwell

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 7 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Sandwell median (1.9) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

166 applications · 60 places offered · 84 named it first

2026 2.8; Sandwell median median 1.9
2025 2.3; Sandwell median median 1.7
2024 2.4; Sandwell median median 1.7
2023 2.4; Sandwell median median 1.7
2022 2.3; Sandwell median median 1.6
2021 2.5; Sandwell median median 1.6
2020 2.9; Sandwell median median 1.7
2019 2.4; Sandwell median median 1.6
2018 2.9; Sandwell median median 1.6
2017 2.8; Sandwell median median 1.7
2016 2.7; Sandwell median median 1.7
2015 2.3; Sandwell median median 1.6
2014 1.7; Sandwell median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Sandwell median in 13 of 13 years.

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	60	166	2.8	84	1.40
Sep 2025	60	135	2.3	73	1.22
Sep 2024	60	144	2.4	77	1.28
Sep 2023	59	142	2.4	68	1.15
Sep 2022	60	135	2.3	82	1.37
Sep 2021	60	150	2.5	86	1.43
Sep 2020	59	171	2.9	79	1.34
Sep 2019	60	144	2.4	67	1.12
Sep 2018	60	173	2.9	89	1.48
Sep 2017	60	170	2.8	83	1.38
Sep 2016	59	160	2.7	81	1.37
Sep 2015	60	137	2.3	70	1.17
Sep 2014	60	101	1.7	51	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 70% · Maths 83% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%35th of 84 in Sandwell

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Sandwell 77% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Sandwell 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Sandwell 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Sandwell 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Sandwell 75% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Sandwell 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	65%	8%	106	107
2023/24	53%	3%	106	105
2022/23	55%	2%	106	105

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

Crocketts Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Victoria Park Primary
0.7 km · Sandwell

Good2023

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Devonshire Junior Academy
0.7 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2022

71%met the SATs standard
Devonshire Infant Academy
0.7 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place
Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery
0.8 km · Sandwell

Good2023

1.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Shireland Technology Primary
0.9 km · Sandwell

Outstanding2023

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Sandwell

2026

1.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Philip's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Sandwell

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

2.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Galton Valley Primary School
1.0 km · Sandwell

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 71%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: 103941 · 333/2123
Capacity: 420 pupils · 472 on roll
Free school meals: 35.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Coopers Lane, Smethwick, B67 7DW
Local authority: Sandwell

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