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
Netherton Park Nursery School
Netherton Park , Netherton DY2 9QF
4out of 4 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
Old Hill Primary School
Lawrence Lane , B64 6DR
3out of 4 440 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Temple Meadow Primary School
Wrights Lane , B64 6RH
3out of 4 471 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Reddal Hill Primary School
Trinity Street , B64 6HT
3out of 4 485 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Corngreaves Academy
Plant Street , B64 6EZ
4out of 4 964 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Brickhouse Primary School
Dudhill Road , B65 8HS
3out of 4 968 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ormiston Forge Academy
Wrights Lane , B64 6QU
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Michael's CE High School
Curral Road , B65 9AN
3out of 4 1,422 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Link Academy
Simms Lane , Netherton DY2 0PB
1out of 4 2,737 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Earls High School
Furnace Lane , B63 3SL
4out of 4 3,004 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Windsor High School and Sixth Form
Richmond Street , B63 4BB
3out of 4 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
Halesowen College
Whittingham Road , B63 3NA
- not rated 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
The Westminster School
Hawes Lane , B65 9AL
4out of 4 1,401 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Primrose Centre
Throne Road , B65 9JP
3out of 4 2,731 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Halesbury School
Feldon Lane , B62 9DR
3out of 4 2,790 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.