Timbertree Academy
Valley Road, Cradley Heath, B64 7LT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Harjit Chahal
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Halesowen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 221
- URN
- 139768
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384567830
About this school
Timbertree Academy is a primary academy in Cradley Heath. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 221 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Timbertree 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 80% | 86% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 13% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 87% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 87% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 80% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Timbertree 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 | 77% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 86% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 217 |
| 2023/24 | 223 |
| 2024/25 | 221 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Timbertree Academy compares
Timbertree Academy ranked 1st of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 86% | 5.8% | 46.2% | 221 | — |
| Old Hill Primary School | 72% | 6% | 35.1% | 237 | 0.6 miles |
| Corngreaves Academy | 83% | 5.4% | 37.8% | 209 | 0.6 miles |
| Cradley CofE Primary School | 77% | 4.3% | 18% | 210 | 0.6 miles |
| Colley Lane Primary Academy | 72% | 5.8% | 34.1% | 483 | 0.7 miles |
| Reddal Hill Primary School | 43% | 7.4% | 43.5% | 420 | 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.23%
- English as an additional language
- 11.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.77%
- Persistent absence
- 18.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Old Hill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Cradley Heath
-
Corngreaves Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Cradley Heath
-
Cradley CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Halesowen
-
Colley Lane Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Halesowen
-
Reddal Hill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Cradley Heath
Other schools in Cradley Heath
Timbertree Academy ranks 1st of the 5 ranked primary schools in Cradley Heath.
- Corngreaves Academy Primary
- Old Hill Primary School Primary
- Reddal Hill Primary School Primary
- Temple Meadow Primary School Primary
- Ormiston Forge Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Timbertree Academy teach?
- Timbertree Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Cradley Heath.
- Who is the head teacher of Timbertree Academy?
- The head teacher of Timbertree Academy is Mrs Harjit Chahal, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Timbertree Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Timbertree 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 Timbertree Academy?
- Timbertree Academy has 221 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Timbertree Academy full?
- Timbertree Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 221 on roll (105%), 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 Timbertree Academy a faith school?
- No. Timbertree Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Timbertree Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Timbertree Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Timbertree Academy part of an academy trust?
- Timbertree 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 Timbertree Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 86% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Timbertree Academy compare with other schools in Sandwell?
- Timbertree Academy ranked 1st of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Timbertree Academy's absence rate?
- Timbertree Academy's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Timbertree Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Timbertree 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.