Ormiston Forge Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Cradley Heath, Sandwell
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Sandwell Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Ormiston Forge Academy is a secondary school in Cradley Heath, Sandwell for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 30 April 2025. Sandwell has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Ormiston Forge Academy 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, though places ran out in 1 of the 2 earlier years with a published outcome.
- For Year 7 2026, 148 of the 419 applications (35%) came from families living outside Sandwell, and 101 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 31% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Sandwell.
- A level results in 2024/25 averaged grade C- (England B-), with average progress from GCSE to A level.
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
- Wrights Lane, Cradley Heath, B64 6QU
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Sandwell
- Pupils on roll
- 1,643 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 30 April 2025
Strengths
- “Ormiston Forge Academy is a place where everyone is valued and included.”
- “Pupils understand and follow the school values of resilience, aspiration and respect.”
- “Relationships between pupils and staff are warm and respectful.”
To improve
- “In the past, in a small number of subjects, some pupils have not achieved well.”
- “However, despite this, the ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum has not yet led to consistently improving outcomes, in all subjects, by the end of key stage 4.”
- “While staff talk about and promote reading with pupils, this is not yet fully embedded in the school culture.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 31% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 39.7 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 218 first-preference applications, 265 offers in total, 218 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sandwell.
- St Michael's Church of England High School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oldbury Academy 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Perryfields Academy 2.3 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Q3 Academy Langley 2.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Bristnall Hall Academy 3.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- West Bromwich Collegiate Academy 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Holly Lodge High School College of Science 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published