Gospel Oak School is a secondary school located in Tipton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 07/07/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.9%, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Bilston Road, Tipton

School Information

Address: Bilston Road, Tipton, DY4 0BZ
Website: http://rsaacademy.org/
Telephone: 01215561351
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Sandwell
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Helen Tanner
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135599

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/07/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1400
Number of Pupils: 1195
Number of Boys: 602
Number of Girls: 593

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.09 Confidence interval -1.29 to -0.89
Of the 162 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 158 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:5%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:26%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:39.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.97
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rowley View Nursery School
149 Dangerfield Lane , WS10 7RU
4out of 4 1,799 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Bilston Nursery School
Wolverhampton Street , WV14 0LT
4out of 4 3,070 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Martin's Church of England Primary School
Wallace Road , Bradley WV14 8BS
3out of 4 618 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Wednesbury Oak Academy
Greenacre Road , DY4 0AR
2out of 4 638 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Moorcroft Wood Primary School
Bull Lane , Bilston WV14 8NE
3out of 4 728 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Glebefields Primary School
Sandgate Road , DY4 0SX
2out of 4 838 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ocker Hill Infant School
Gospel Oak Road , DY4 0DS
4out of 4 1,027 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gospel Oak School
Bilston Road , Gospel Oak DY4 0BZ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Q3 Academy Tipton
Alexandra Road , DY4 7NR
1out of 4 2,080 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Grace Academy Darlaston
Herberts Park Road , WS10 8QJ
3out of 4 2,404 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ormiston SWB Academy
Dudley Street , WV14 0LN
2out of 4 2,556 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall
Darlaston Lane , WV14 7BL
3out of 4 2,904 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Albright Education Centre
South Tipton Campus Site , Alexandra Road DY4 7NR
4out of 4 2,080 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rosewood School
Bell Street , Coseley WV14 8XJ
3out of 4 2,513 yd Community special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
Bow Street School
Bow Street , Bilston WV14 7NB
- not rated 2,731 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Compass Community School Victoria Park
Victoria Road , Tipton DY4 8SB
- not rated 2,918 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dudley Port School
Dudley Port School , station drive DY4 7QR
- not rated 2,999 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.