Foundation school · Sandwell

Harvills Hawthorn Primary School

3–11Ages
452Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131591URN

Wolseley Road, Hill Top, West Bromwich, B70 0NG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 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

1.6per place

0.4 below Sandwell median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sandwell

82 applications for 52 places · 74th of 86 in Sandwell

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 February 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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Sandwell median (1.9) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

82 applications · 52 places offered · 48 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.6; Sandwell median median 1.9
2025 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.7
2024 1.6; Sandwell median median 1.7
2023 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.7
2022 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.6
2021 1.6; Sandwell median median 1.6
2020 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.7
2019 1.7; Sandwell median median 1.6
2018 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.6
2017 1.6; Sandwell median median 1.7
2016 1.6; Sandwell median median 1.7
2015 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.6
2014 1.2; Sandwell median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Sandwell median in 1 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	52	82	1.6	48	0.92
Sep 2025	58	80	1.4	52	0.90
Sep 2024	60	98	1.6	64	1.07
Sep 2023	60	87	1.5	58	0.97
Sep 2022	58	82	1.4	57	0.98
Sep 2021	55	85	1.6	51	0.93
Sep 2020	60	86	1.4	59	0.98
Sep 2019	60	101	1.7	67	1.12
Sep 2018	60	89	1.5	66	1.10
Sep 2017	60	96	1.6	65	1.08
Sep 2016	60	94	1.6	64	1.07
Sep 2015	59	78	1.3	54	0.92
Sep 2014	58	67	1.2	52	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 65% · Maths 77% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%38th of 84 in Sandwell

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Sandwell 77% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Sandwell 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Sandwell 73% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Sandwell 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Sandwell 75% England 77%

Higher standard38%

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	63%	3%	107	105
2023/24	51%	2%	103	102
2022/23	58%	5%	104	104

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

Harvills Hawthorn Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Great Bridge Primary School
1.1 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Hateley Heath Academy
1.2 km · Sandwell

Good2024

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Ryders Green Primary School
1.3 km · Sandwell

Good2023

1.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Ocker Hill Infant School
1.5 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place
Ocker Hill Academy
1.5 km · Sandwell

Good2024

77%met the SATs standard
Moorlands Primary School
1.6 km · Sandwell

2026

1.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Newtown Primary School
1.7 km · Sandwell

Good2024

1.6applications per place 48%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: 131591 · 333/2186
Trust: Wednesday Learning Community Trust
Capacity: 506 pupils · 452 on roll
Free school meals: 34.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 1998
Address: Wolseley Road, Hill Top, West Bromwich, B70 0NG
Local authority: Sandwell

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