Great Bridge Primary School is a primary school located in Tipton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 31/01/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are above average, progress in maths is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Mount Street, Tipton

School Information

Address: Mount Street, Tipton, DY4 7DE
Website: www.greatbridgeprimary.ik.org/
Telephone: 01215571526
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sandwell
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Helen Hale
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 103915

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 31/01/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 500
Number of Pupils: 496
Number of Boys: 257
Number of Girls: 239

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 0.8 to 4.1
Writing
Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.9 to 3.8
Maths
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -0.9 to 1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Great Bridge Primary School
Mount Street , Great Bridge DY4 7DE
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Joseph Turner Primary School
Powis Avenue , DY4 0RN
3out of 4 828 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Martin's CofE Primary School
Lower Church Lane , DY4 7PG
3out of 4 1,024 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Jubilee Park Academy
Highfield Road , DY4 0QS
3out of 4 1,114 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Harvills Hawthorn Primary School
Wolseley Road , Hill Top B70 0NG
4out of 4 1,214 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Q3 Academy Tipton
Alexandra Road , DY4 7NR
1out of 4 818 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Gospel Oak School
Bilston Road , Gospel Oak DY4 0BZ
3out of 4 2,147 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
George Salter Academy
Davey Road , B70 9UW
3out of 4 2,181 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Lower City Road , B69 2HE
3out of 4 2,819 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Phoenix Collegiate
Clarkes Lane , B71 2BX
2out of 4 3,223 yd Foundation 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 4 818 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dudley Port School
Dudley Port School , station drive DY4 7QR
- not rated 1,240 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Compass Community School Victoria Park
Victoria Road , Tipton DY4 8SB
- not rated 1,742 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Meadows School
The Meadows School, Dudley Road East , Sandwell B69 3BU
3out of 4 2,726 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Impact Independent School
102 -104 Birmingham Road , Dudley DY1 4RF
- not rated 3,142 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.