Ocker Hill Academy
Gospel Oak Road, Tipton, DY4 0DS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OCKER HILL ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Joseph Farmer
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Tipton and Wednesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 256
- Pupils on roll
- 248
- URN
- 140140
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215560445
About this school
Ocker Hill Academy is a primary academy in Tipton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 248 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ocker Hill 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 66 | 63 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 79% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 10% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 90% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 86% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 94% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Ocker Hill 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 | 73% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 254 |
| 2023/24 | 253 |
| 2024/25 | 251 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ocker Hill Academy compares
Ocker Hill Academy ranked 9th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 5.1% | 35.1% | 248 | — |
| Ocker Hill Infant School | — | 5.2% | 29.2% | 221 | 0.0 miles |
| Jubilee Park Academy | 67% | 7.2% | 57.4% | 200 | 0.4 miles |
| Glebefields Primary School | 46% | 7.2% | 60.6% | 366 | 0.6 miles |
| Joseph Turner Primary School | 70% | 6.4% | 45.1% | 408 | 0.7 miles |
| Great Bridge Primary School | 67% | 6.3% | 36.8% | 457 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.06%
- English as an additional language
- 17.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.11%
- Persistent absence
- 12.36%
Location
Nearby schools
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Ocker Hill Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Tipton
-
Jubilee Park Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Tipton
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Glebefields Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Tipton
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Joseph Turner Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Tipton
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Great Bridge Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Tipton
Other schools in Tipton
Ocker Hill Academy ranks 1st of the 12 ranked primary schools in Tipton.
- Foxyards Primary School Primary
- Glebefields Primary School Primary
- Great Bridge Primary School Primary
- Joseph Turner Primary School Primary
- Jubilee Park Academy Primary
- Ocker Hill Infant School Primary
- Sacred Heart Primary School Primary
- Silvertrees Academy Primary
- St Martin's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Pauls Church of England Academy Primary
- Summerhill Primary Academy Primary
- Tipton Green Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ocker Hill Academy teach?
- Ocker Hill Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Tipton.
- Who is the principal of Ocker Hill Academy?
- The principal of Ocker Hill Academy is Mr Joseph Farmer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ocker Hill Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ocker Hill 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 Ocker Hill Academy?
- Ocker Hill Academy has 248 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Ocker Hill Academy full?
- Ocker Hill Academy has capacity for 256 pupils and 248 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ocker Hill Academy a faith school?
- No. Ocker Hill Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Ocker Hill Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ocker Hill Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Ocker Hill Academy part of an academy trust?
- Ocker Hill Academy is part of OCKER HILL ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Ocker Hill Academy have?
- The schools register lists Ocker Hill Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ocker Hill Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ocker Hill Academy compare with other schools in Sandwell?
- Ocker Hill Academy ranked 9th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ocker Hill Academy's absence rate?
- Ocker Hill Academy's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ocker Hill Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ocker Hill 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.