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Ormiston Forge Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy

Wrights Lane, Cradley Heath B64 6QU · ormistonforgeacademy.co.uk · 01384 566598

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Overview

Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection · Apr 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
39.7
average Attainment 8 score. Sandwell 41.8, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Sandwell Council
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,643
84% of 1,950 places
Local authority
Sandwell
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
43.9%
First language not English
13.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Ormiston Academies Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Sandwell Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 218 families put the school first and 265 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 289 (Places 301)289September 2023: 276 (Places 303)276September 2024: 287 (Places 304)287September 2025: 250 (Places 283)250September 2026: 218 (Places 265)218Places 265
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262652180.8100%
September 2025Sept 20252832500.9100%
September 2024Sept 20243042870.999%
September 2023Sept 20233032760.998%
September 2022Sept 2022301289199%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 2026All
September 2025All
September 20242.23 mi3.59 km

The council gives N/A for the furthest distance: no distance was needed (the school was not over-subscribed).

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.7, and 30.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sandwell it was 41.8, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (27.6 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 42.0 (England 46.3)42.02017/18: 41.8 (England 46.5)41.82018/19: 42.4 (England 46.7)42.42021/22: 43.6 (England 48.8)43.62022/23: 40.7 (England 46.3)40.72023/24: 40.0 (England 45.9)40.02024/25: 39.7 (England 46.0)39.7England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼39.746.0
▼30.6%45.4%
▼55.8%64.8%
▼20.4%40.5%
▼3.344.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form28.6+6
Sixth form college6.4−4.2
Further education50.2+0.2
Other education0.70
Apprenticeship3+0.8
Employment1.7+0.2
Not in a lasting destination5.7−4.2
Activity not captured3.7+1.1

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 25.2 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 26.1 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 27.2 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 26.8 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 35.2 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 30.1 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 29.4 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 27.6 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
55 studentsC- (27.6)Average -0.09
55 studentsC- (27.4)Average -0.11
54 studentsMerit+ (29.5)Average +0.09
3.4%AAB or better
88.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2433C (29.4)+0.05
2022/2330C (30.1)—
2021/2257B- (35.2)—
2018/1961C- (26.8)-0.12
2017/1861C- (27.2)+0.08
2016/1778C- (26.1)+0.13
2015/1678C- (25.2)+0.22

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University57.9−0.5
Further and other education7—
Further education5.3—
Other education1.8—
Apprenticeship1.8−7.1
Employment17.5+8.6
Not in a lasting destination8.8−12
Activity not captured7+4

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 30 April 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Ormiston Forge Academy was: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
29 Apr 2025
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

65% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (130 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
65%
Replies
130
8% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼73% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼69% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼62% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼70% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼70% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼59% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼73% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼85% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●92% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼52% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼60% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 88% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼44% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 57% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼42% agreeEngland 67%

based on 43 parents (33%) with SEND

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