Ormiston Forge Academy, Cradley Heath

Overview

Ormiston Forge Academy is a state-funded school (academy sponsor led) in Cradley Heath, West Midlands, for pupils aged 11–18. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Academy sponsor led
Establishment group: Academies
Phase of education: Secondary
Age range: Ages 11–18
Gender of entry: Mixed
Boarding: No boarders
Sixth form: Yes
School capacity: 1,950
Pupils on roll: 1,643
URN: 137673

Admissions

Admissions policy: Non-selective
Local authority: Sandwell
Academy trust or group: ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST

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School places

DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)

Capacity at survey date: 2,057
Pupils on roll: 1,667
Unfilled places at survey date: 390

A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data

Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

2026/27 admissions · Year 7

First preferences: 218
Total preferences: 419
Offers made: 265

First preferences compared with offers

0.82 first preferences per offer

218 first preferences and 265 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions year	First preferences	Total preferences	Offers made
2026/27	218	419	265
2025/26	250	429	283
2024/25	287	480	304
2023/24	276	418	303
2022/23	289	411	301

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

2024/25 results

Attainment 8 score
School
39.7
England
47.1
Pupils included: 294
Grade 5 or above in English & maths
School
30.6%
England
46.5%
Pupils included: 294
Grade 4 or above in English & maths
School
55.8%
England
66.4%
Pupils included: 294
Entering the EBacc
School
20.4%
England
41.5%
Pupils included: 294

Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Other recent inspection activity

These visits do not carry a graded judgement.

Ungraded inspection
Inspected 30 April 2025 · Published 22 May 2025
Outcome: Standards maintained

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address: Wrights Lane, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, B64 6QU
Local authority: Sandwell
Area: Schools in Sandwell

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