Q3 Academy Tipton
Tipton, DY4 7NR · Sandwell · secondary school
20th of 20 secondary schools in Sandwell we can score, 22 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 0.6/10 against 395 of them, against 0.3/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 18.0 · 3 | 46% | 0.12 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -1.05 · 2 | 38% | 0.08 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 36.4 · 9 | 15% | 0.14 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 18.0% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 36.4, against a national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -1.05 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Its results are much the same when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so the gap is not explained by intake (0.6 out of 10 against similar schools, 0.3 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. The school offers Music Tuition.
Getting in. There are 1558 pupils in a school with 1550 places, meaning it is over capacity by 8. The school is over its stated capacity, so places are competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school manage the pressure of being over capacity for new admissions? What specific support is available for pupils whose Progress 8 scores are below the national baseline? How does the music tuition programme integrate with the wider curriculum?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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