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Ocker Hill Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Community school
Gospel Oak Road, Tipton DY4 0DS · ockerhill-inf.sandwell.sch.uk · 0121 556 1119
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- Last distance offered
- 1.28 mi
- 2.07 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Sandwell Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 221
- 86% of 258 places
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 23.4%
- First language not English
- 20.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.28 mi (2.07 km) from the school. Source: Sandwell Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 70 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 83% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 70 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 51 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 90 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.28 mi2.07 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.11 mi1.78 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
The council gives N/A for the furthest distance: no distance was needed (the school was not over-subscribed).
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Ocker Hill Infant School on 25 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Jun 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (59 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 59
- 26% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (24%) with SEND