Cape Primary School

State-Funded School

cape-primary-school-sandwell-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

SandwellLocal Authority

SmethwickConstituency

B66 4SHPostcode

1.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Cape Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Sandwell, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 488 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 44%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

10%

Asian

56%

Black

26%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

488

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

46%

England average

27%

First language not English

57%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 488
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Sept 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
21 Jul 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.