Hateley Heath Academy
Huntingdon Road, West Bromwich, B71 2RP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MANOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachael James
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Manor Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Tipton and Wednesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 444
- Pupils on roll
- 418
- URN
- 148340
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215560370
About this school
Hateley Heath Academy is a primary academy in West Bromwich. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 418 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hateley Heath 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
- 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 | 63 | 62 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 39% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 63% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 49% | 50% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 52% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.10 | - | - |
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 Hateley Heath 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 | 33% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 436 |
| 2023/24 | 424 |
| 2024/25 | 428 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hateley Heath Academy compares
Hateley Heath Academy ranked 58th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 6% | 38.9% | 418 | — |
| St John Bosco Catholic Primary School | 83% | 4.4% | 28.6% | 244 | 0.2 miles |
| Moorlands Primary School | 55% | 8.3% | 37.4% | 206 | 0.5 miles |
| All Saints CofE Primary School | 62% | 4.7% | 28.5% | 454 | 0.6 miles |
| Harvills Hawthorn Primary School | 63% | 5% | 30.4% | 452 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary Magdalene CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 42% | 5.1% | 29.1% | 229 | 0.8 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)
- 38.93%
- English as an additional language
- 54.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.99%
- Persistent absence
- 15.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · West Bromwich
-
Moorlands Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · West Bromwich
-
All Saints CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · West Bromwich
-
Harvills Hawthorn Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · West Bromwich
-
St Mary Magdalene CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · West Bromwich
Other schools in West Bromwich
Hateley Heath Academy ranks 10th of the 17 ranked primary schools in West Bromwich.
- All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Eaton Valley Primary School Primary
- Hall Green Primary School Primary
- Hanbury Primary School Primary
- Hargate Primary School Primary
- Harvills Hawthorn Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
- King George V Primary School Primary
- Lodge Primary School Primary
- Lyng Primary School Primary
- Moorlands Primary School Primary
- Newtown Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hateley Heath Academy teach?
- Hateley Heath Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in West Bromwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Hateley Heath Academy?
- The headteacher of Hateley Heath Academy is Mrs Rachael James, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hateley Heath Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hateley Heath 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 Hateley Heath Academy?
- Hateley Heath Academy has 418 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hateley Heath Academy full?
- Hateley Heath Academy has capacity for 444 pupils and 418 on roll (94%), 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 Hateley Heath Academy a faith school?
- No. Hateley Heath Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Hateley Heath Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hateley Heath Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Hateley Heath Academy part of an academy trust?
- Hateley Heath Academy is part of MANOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hateley Heath Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hateley Heath Academy compare with other schools in Sandwell?
- Hateley Heath Academy ranked 58th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hateley Heath Academy's absence rate?
- Hateley Heath Academy's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hateley Heath Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hateley Heath 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 10 July 2026.