Reddal Hill Primary School
Trinity Street, Cradley Heath, B64 6HT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ann Bashir-Pugh
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Halesowen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 420
- URN
- 103954
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384569053
About this school
Reddal Hill Primary School is a community primary school in Cradley Heath. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 420 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Reddal Hill Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 | 60 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 35% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 42% | 45% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 44% | 53% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 60% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Reddal Hill Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sandwell average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 27% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 35% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 432 |
| 2023/24 | 424 |
| 2024/25 | 431 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Reddal Hill Primary School compares
Reddal Hill Primary School ranked 82nd of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 7.4% | 43.5% | 420 | — |
| Old Hill Primary School | 72% | 6% | 35.1% | 237 | 0.2 miles |
| Corngreaves Academy | 83% | 5.4% | 37.8% | 209 | 0.3 miles |
| Netherbrook Primary School | 68% | 5.6% | 36.4% | 461 | 0.4 miles |
| Temple Meadow Primary School | 41% | 8.1% | 41.9% | 418 | 0.4 miles |
| Dudley Wood Primary School | 65% | 7.4% | 32.1% | 451 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report2 June 2026
- 10 May 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.51%
- English as an additional language
- 25.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.42%
- Persistent absence
- 23.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Old Hill Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Cradley Heath
-
Corngreaves Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Cradley Heath
-
Netherbrook Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Temple Meadow Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Cradley Heath
-
Dudley Wood Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Dudley
Other schools in Cradley Heath
Reddal Hill Primary School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Cradley Heath.
- Corngreaves Academy Primary
- Old Hill Primary School Primary
- Temple Meadow Primary School Primary
- Timbertree Academy Primary
- Ormiston Forge Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Reddal Hill Primary School teach?
- Reddal Hill Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Cradley Heath.
- Who is the headteacher of Reddal Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Reddal Hill Primary School is Mrs Ann Bashir-Pugh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Reddal Hill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Reddal Hill Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Reddal Hill Primary School?
- Reddal Hill Primary School has 420 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Reddal Hill Primary School full?
- Reddal Hill Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 420 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Reddal Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Reddal Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Reddal Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Reddal Hill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Reddal Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 27% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Reddal Hill Primary School compare with other schools in Sandwell?
- Reddal Hill Primary School ranked 82nd of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Reddal Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Reddal Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Reddal Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Reddal Hill Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.