Corngreaves Academy
Plant Street, Cradley Heath, B64 6EZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Head of School
- Mrs Joanne Robinson
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Halesowen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 224
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 139742
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384569333
About this school
Corngreaves Academy is a primary academy in Cradley Heath. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 209 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Corngreaves Academy, 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 72% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 93% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 79% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 69% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 Corngreaves Academy 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 | 50% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 209 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 209 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Corngreaves Academy compares
Corngreaves Academy ranked 4th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 5.4% | 37.8% | 209 | — |
| Reddal Hill Primary School | 43% | 7.4% | 43.5% | 420 | 0.3 miles |
| Netherbrook Primary School | 68% | 5.6% | 36.4% | 461 | 0.4 miles |
| Old Hill Primary School | 72% | 6% | 35.1% | 237 | 0.4 miles |
| Dudley Wood Primary School | 65% | 7.4% | 32.1% | 451 | 0.5 miles |
| Timbertree Academy | 86% | 5.8% | 46.2% | 221 | 0.6 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.8%
- English as an additional language
- 14.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.41%
- Persistent absence
- 11.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Reddal Hill Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Cradley Heath
-
Netherbrook Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Old Hill Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Cradley Heath
-
Dudley Wood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Timbertree Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Cradley Heath
Other schools in Cradley Heath
Corngreaves Academy ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Cradley Heath.
- Old Hill Primary School Primary
- Reddal Hill Primary School Primary
- Temple Meadow Primary School Primary
- Timbertree Academy Primary
- Ormiston Forge Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Corngreaves Academy teach?
- Corngreaves Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cradley Heath.
- Who is the head of school of Corngreaves Academy?
- The head of school of Corngreaves Academy is Mrs Joanne Robinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Corngreaves Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Corngreaves Academy, 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 Corngreaves Academy?
- Corngreaves Academy has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Corngreaves Academy full?
- Corngreaves Academy has capacity for 224 pupils and 209 on roll (93%), so it has space against 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 Corngreaves Academy a faith school?
- No. Corngreaves Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Corngreaves Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Corngreaves Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Corngreaves Academy part of an academy trust?
- Corngreaves Academy is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Corngreaves Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Corngreaves Academy compare with other schools in Sandwell?
- Corngreaves Academy ranked 4th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Corngreaves Academy's absence rate?
- Corngreaves Academy's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Corngreaves Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Corngreaves Academy'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 1 July 2026.