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Cape Primary School

Primary

Sandwell · Smethwick · B66 4SH www.capeprimary.com

Pupils
549
cap. 540
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
549
Pupils · 2024/25
55%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
549
Pupils · 2024/25
55%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySandwell
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Cape Primary School · Primary · Sandwell

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
47%
+3pp
55%50%44%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 47%
RWM higher standard
0%
-2pp
5%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
59%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
59%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
58%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
63%
SPAG expected standard
56%
SPAG higher standard
5%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
100.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
549
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
55%
FSM eligible
46%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Cape Hill, Smethwick, B66 4SH
Local authority
Sandwell
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2547%0%59%19%59%0%58%10%63%56%102.0100.0100.019%549
2023/2444%2%60%15%63%6%58%8%76%62%101.0100.0102.018%567
2022/2353%5%67%15%61%9%64%12%75%61%103.0102.0101.0-0.80+0.20-0.7016%590
2018/1955%2%67%20%63%4%71%21%66%70%103.0102.0104.0+1.00-0.60-0.5020%656
2017/1844%5%60%13%68%9%48%11%62%71%101.0100.0104.0-1.20+0.00-1.3017%688
2016/1737%1%45%10%52%5%53%14%56%67%99.0101.0104.0-1.30-1.40+0.1020%695

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2554919.519%55%46%5%15%
2023/2456719.518%55%46%6%20%
2022/2359020.816%56%41%8%25%
2021/2258519.817%56%39%8%27%
2020/2160118.712%59%33%
2018/1965622.620%60%37%4%9%
2017/1868823.417%58%38%4%7%
2016/1769525.020%59%42%4%7%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.