Old Hill Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 3–11 · Cradley Heath, Sandwell
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Sandwell Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Old Hill Primary School is a primary school in Cradley Heath, Sandwell for ages 3–11 (foundation school). Sandwell has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Old Hill Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 63 of the 86 other Sandwell primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 26 first-choice applications for 27 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, whereas places ran out in 2024 and 2025.
- In 2024/25, 72% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Sandwell.
- There are 19.3 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.1 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Sandwell.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Sandwell schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Lawrence Lane, Cradley Heath, B64 6DR
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Sandwell
- Pupils on roll
- 237 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 9 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils speak warmly about Old Hill and feel part of a welcoming and supportive community.”
- “They build positive relationships with staff and one another.”
- “This helps them feel included in daily school life.”
To improve
- “However, in some other wider curriculum subjects, higher-attaining pupils do not develop their knowledge as deeply as they could.”
- “A small number of pupils have particularly low attendance.”
- “As a result, the school's overall attendance figures are lower than they would otherwise be.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 72% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 26 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sandwell.
- Reddal Hill Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Temple Meadow Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Corngreaves Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Timbertree Academy 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Brickhouse Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Highfields Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Springfield Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Blackheath Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published