Academy converter · Sandwell

Corngreaves Academy

4–11Ages
209Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139742URN

Plant Street, Cradley Heath, B64 6EZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 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

80 applications for 30 places · 11th of 86 in Sandwell

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%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 · 8 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
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

2.7applications per place, Reception

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

80 applications · 30 places offered · 33 named it first

2026 2.7; Sandwell median median 1.9
2025 1.9; Sandwell median median 1.7
2024 2.0; Sandwell median median 1.7
2023 2.4; Sandwell median median 1.7
2022 2.4; Sandwell median median 1.6
2021 2.6; Sandwell median median 1.6
2020 2.9; Sandwell median median 1.7
2019 2.7; Sandwell median median 1.6
2018 2.6; Sandwell median median 1.6
2017 2.6; Sandwell median median 1.7
2016 3.5; Sandwell median median 1.7
2015 3.0; Sandwell median median 1.6
2014 2.8; Sandwell median median 1.6

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

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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	30	80	2.7	33	1.10
Sep 2025	30	58	1.9	29	0.97
Sep 2024	28	55	2.0	26	0.93
Sep 2023	30	71	2.4	37	1.23
Sep 2022	30	71	2.4	38	1.27
Sep 2021	30	78	2.6	44	1.47
Sep 2020	30	88	2.9	40	1.33
Sep 2019	30	80	2.7	39	1.30
Sep 2018	30	77	2.6	43	1.43
Sep 2017	30	78	2.6	30	1.00
Sep 2016	30	106	3.5	63	2.10
Sep 2015	30	90	3.0	48	1.60
Sep 2014	30	83	2.8	40	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 90% · Maths 83% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%2nd of 84 in Sandwell

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Sandwell 77% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Sandwell 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Sandwell 73% England 75%

Greater depth33%

Sandwell 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Sandwell 75% England 77%

Higher standard20%

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	83%	7%	108	105
2023/24	72%	3%	106	103
2022/23	50%	3%	103	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

Corngreaves AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Reddal Hill Primary School
0.4 km · Sandwell

2026

1.5applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Netherbrook Primary School
0.6 km · Dudley

Good2023

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Old Hill Primary School
0.6 km · Sandwell

2026

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Dudley Wood Primary School
0.8 km · Dudley

Good2024

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Timbertree Academy
1.0 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Temple Meadow Primary School
1.1 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Cradley CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Dudley

2026

4.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Brickhouse Primary School
1.6 km · Sandwell

Good2023

1.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard

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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139742 · 333/2118
Trust: United Learning Trust
Capacity: 224 pupils · 209 on roll
Free school meals: 38.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2013
Replaced: Corngreaves Primary School (URN 103939)
Address: Plant Street, Cradley Heath, B64 6EZ
Local authority: Sandwell

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