Old Hill Primary School

About Old Hill Primary School

Old Hill Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections, including the most recent graded visit in 2022. In that inspection, every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — was judged Good. The school’s strongest academic metric is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard, which sits at 70%. That places Old Hill 18th out of 83 primary schools in Sandwell, putting it in the top 22% of the local authority. It also ranks in the top 30% nationally. The school’s maths average score of 106 and reading average score of 106 are both above the national average, and 87% of pupils met the expected standard in maths specifically. While no pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined, 23% hit the higher bar in reading and 20% in maths.

Compared with the Sandwell local authority average of 60% for the Key Stage 2 combined expected standard, Old Hill’s 70% is a clear ten percentage points ahead. That gap suggests the school is delivering solid outcomes for a cohort where 34.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals — well above the national average. The school’s Progress 8 scores are not available, so it’s not possible to say how much value it adds relative to starting points, but the raw attainment figures are respectable. The school is oversubscribed: for 30 places in the 2025/26 academic year, it received 61 total applications, with 30 first-preference offers made from 31 first-preference applications. That oversubscription ratio of 2.03 to one confirms it’s a popular choice locally.

The school offers a nursery provision for children from age three, and its facilities include an art studio, ICT suite, sports hall, playing fields, sensory room, music rooms and a chapel. Sports on offer include swimming, athletics, rounders, cricket and cross country, while clubs range from film and science to chess, eco and book club. SEND support covers specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, and speech, language and communication needs. With 248 pupils against a capacity of 210, the school is over its official capacity, which may be a factor for families considering it. Old Hill suits families who want a Good-rated primary with above-average KS2 results, a strong local reputation reflected in oversubscription, and a broad range of enrichment activities within a single-form entry setting.

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