Hargate Primary School, West Bromwich
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Hargate Primary School excels at helping all children make outstanding progress, especially those with additional needs or learning English for the first time. The school creates a caring, inclusive environment where pupils behave exceptionally well and love coming to school. Teachers use a stimulating curriculum with visits, music lessons, and special events to make learning fun and exciting.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional leadership that inspires staff and pupils to achieve their best
- Outstanding progress for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and those learning English as an additional language
- Consistently strong teaching of phonics and early reading skills
- Excellent behaviour and positive attitudes to learning among pupils
- Broad, stimulating curriculum with enriching visits, music lessons, and visiting authors and artists
Areas for Improvement
- Provide more opportunities for pupils to write extensively and independently across different subjects
- Extend vocabulary and reading experiences to help pupils understand more challenging texts
- Build on activities in subjects other than English and mathematics to help pupils develop skills and knowledge in greater depth
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - staff go above and beyond what is expected to ensure that pupils are safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Music lessons, modern foreign languages, creative and performing arts, educational visits to London, residential countryside visits, scientific activities exploring woodlands, swimming lessons, tai chi, after-school sports clubs
Hargate Primary School is an outstanding school where strong leadership and dedicated staff have created a vibrant community achieving excellent outcomes for pupils. The headteacher and leadership team have driven sustained improvements in teaching and learning since the previous inspection.
At a Glance
35.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
HI - Hearing Impairment, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 75% to 79%. Maths has declined from 84% to 80%. Writing has declined from 76% to 70%.
Class Sizes
26.6
Avg class size
27.2
Infant (KS1)
26.6
KS2
14
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
103%
Over capacity
493 pupils
480 capacity
13 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - West Bromwich
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for West Bromwich
Admissions Demand - Sandwell
Places available
4,920
Applications
3,904
Got 1st preference
93.8%
Got preferred school
98.2%
Primary admissions across Sandwell (2025/26)
Inspection History(7)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.26566%
Overall absence
15.32468%
Persistent absence
385
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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