Foundation school · Sandwell

Old Hill Primary School

3–11Ages
237Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103952URN

Lawrence Lane, Cradley Heath, B64 6DR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.7 above Sandwell median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sandwell

71 applications for 27 places · 12th of 86 in Sandwell

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 9 June 2026Published 9 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

9 June 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
5 April 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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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

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Sandwell median (1.9) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

71 applications · 27 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 2.6; Sandwell median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Sandwell median median 1.7
2024 2.5; Sandwell median median 1.7
2023 1.9; Sandwell median median 1.7
2022 2.2; Sandwell median median 1.6
2021 2.1; Sandwell median median 1.6
2020 1.7; Sandwell median median 1.7
2019 2.0; Sandwell median median 1.6
2018 1.8; Sandwell median median 1.6
2017 2.3; Sandwell median median 1.7
2016 2.5; Sandwell median median 1.7
2015 1.8; Sandwell median median 1.6
2014 1.6; 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	27	71	2.6	26	0.96
Sep 2025	30	61	2.0	31	1.03
Sep 2024	30	76	2.5	42	1.40
Sep 2023	30	57	1.9	32	1.07
Sep 2022	30	67	2.2	34	1.13
Sep 2021	30	62	2.1	29	0.97
Sep 2020	29	50	1.7	20	0.69
Sep 2019	30	60	2.0	33	1.10
Sep 2018	30	54	1.8	25	0.83
Sep 2017	24	55	2.3	20	0.83
Sep 2016	30	74	2.5	40	1.33
Sep 2015	30	54	1.8	31	1.03
Sep 2014	30	49	1.6	30	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 79% · Maths 86% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%18th of 84 in Sandwell

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Sandwell 77% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Sandwell 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Sandwell 73% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Sandwell 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Sandwell 75% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Sandwell 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	72%	7%	105	105
2023/24	70%	0%	106	106
2022/23	57%	3%	103	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

Old Hill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Reddal Hill Primary School
0.3 km · Sandwell

2026

1.5applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Temple Meadow Primary School
0.5 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Corngreaves Academy
0.6 km · Sandwell

Good2023

2.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Netherbrook Primary School
0.9 km · Dudley

Good2023

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Timbertree Academy
1.0 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Brickhouse Primary School
1.3 km · Sandwell

Good2023

1.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Dudley Wood Primary School
1.3 km · Dudley

Good2024

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Highfields Primary School
1.5 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 58%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: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103952 · 333/2138
Trust: The Rowley Learning Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 237 on roll
Free school meals: 37.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Lawrence Lane, Cradley Heath, B64 6DR
Local authority: Sandwell

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