Old Hill Primary School is a primary school located in Cradley Heath. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/03/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Lawrence Lane, Cradley Heath, B64 6DR
Website: http://www.oldhillprimaryschool.com/
Telephone: 01384569213
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sandwell
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sally Fenby
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 103952

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 217
Number of Boys: 119
Number of Girls: 98

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.7 to 2.9
Writing
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.9 to 3.4
Maths
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.5 to 2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:83%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Netherton Park Nursery School
Netherton Park, Netherton DY2 9QF
2,547 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Old Hill Primary School
Lawrence Lane, B64 6DR
0 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Reddal Hill Primary School
Trinity Street, B64 6HT
331 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Temple Meadow Primary School
Wrights Lane, B64 6RH
522 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Corngreaves Academy
Plant Street, B64 6EZ
644 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Netherbrook Primary School
Chester Road, Netherton DY2 9RZ
1,020 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Ormiston Forge Academy
Wrights Lane, B64 6QU
440 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Michael's CE High School
Curral Road, B65 9AN
1,859 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Windsor High School and Sixth Form
Richmond Street, B63 4BB
2,722 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Earls High School
Furnace Lane, B63 3SL
2,810 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4The Link Academy
Simms Lane, Netherton DY2 0PB
2,816 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedHalesowen College
Whittingham Road, B63 3NA
2,405 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4The Westminster School
Hawes Lane, B65 9AL
1,841 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Halesbury School
Feldon Lane, B62 9DR
2,963 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Primrose Centre
Throne Road, B65 9JP
3,152 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.