Summerhill Primary Academy

State-Funded School

summerhill-primary-academy-sandwell-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

SandwellLocal Authority

Tipton and WednesburyConstituency

DY4 9PFPostcode

3.1

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

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

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 778 pupils. Summerhill Primary Academy is part of The Rivers C of E Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 19 May 2026 · published 29 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 53%
Higher standard: 9%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

55%

Asian

18%

Black

10%

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

778

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

50%

England average

27%

First language not English

20%

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: 778
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Rivers C of E Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 30 March 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
20 Apr 2015	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.