Cape Primary School, Smethwick

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Cape Primary School we endeavour to develop each child's self esteem and confidence and enable them to become active and valued members of the community. The overriding aim of our school is to provide a happy, friendly and exciting, yet disciplined environment where every child matters; where your child is valued and encouraged to always do their best."

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils at Cape Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 58% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 75% in Sandwell and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (60% in reading, 58% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 29 families put Cape Primary School as their first choice and 83 named it as one of their preferences, for 31 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Cape Primary School are Shireland Hall Primary Academy (0.1 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 88% maths); St Matthew's CofE Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 75% reading, 80% maths); Victoria Park Primary (0.4 miles, Good, 69% reading, 76% maths); and Shireland Technology Primary (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 79% reading, 79% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Cape Primary School.

45.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 57.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (56%) and Black (26%).

The nearest railway station is Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cape Primary School (adjacent), 20 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Cape Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 621 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Sandwell (306), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Cape Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Cape Primary School are Shireland Collegiate Academy (0.4 miles), George Dixon Academy (0.7 miles), St Paul's School for Girls (1 mile) and Lordswood Boys' School (1.1 miles).