Ormiston Forge Academy is a secondary 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 23/03/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Wrights Lane, Cradley Heath

School Information

Address: Wrights Lane, Cradley Heath, B64 6QU
Website: http://www.ormistonforgeacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01384566598
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Sandwell
Headteacher / Principal: Dr Lisa Mason
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137673

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/03/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1950
Number of Pupils: 1635
Number of Boys: 850
Number of Girls: 785

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.25 Confidence interval -0.42 to -0.07
Of the 217 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 202 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:25%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:33%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.44
England Average:4.07

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
2,403 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
440 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Temple Meadow Primary School
Wrights Lane, B64 6RH
471 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Reddal Hill Primary School
Trinity Street, B64 6HT
485 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Corngreaves Academy
Plant Street, B64 6EZ
964 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Brickhouse Primary School
Dudhill Road, B65 8HS
968 yd Foundation school 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
0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Michael's CE High School
Curral Road, B65 9AN
1,422 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
1out of 4The Link Academy
Simms Lane, Netherton DY2 0PB
2,737 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Earls High School
Furnace Lane, B63 3SL
3,004 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Windsor High School and Sixth Form
Richmond Street, B63 4BB
3,008 yd Academy converter Not Applicable 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
2,577 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
1,401 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Primrose Centre
Throne Road, B65 9JP
2,731 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Halesbury School
Feldon Lane, B62 9DR
2,790 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.