Community school · Sandwell

Glebefields Primary School

3–11Ages
366Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103925URN

Sandgate Road, Tipton, DY4 0SX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Sandwell median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sandwell

50 applications for 27 places · 51st of 86 in Sandwell

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

46%met the expected standard

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 25 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Sandwell median (1.9) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

50 applications · 27 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 1.9; Sandwell median median 1.9
2025 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.7
2023 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.7
2022 1.6; Sandwell median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.6
2020 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.7
2019 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.6
2018 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.6
2017 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.7
2016 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.7
2015 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.6
2014 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Sandwell median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Sandwell median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	27	50	1.9	26	0.96
Sep 2025	41	60	1.5	41	1.00
Sep 2024	36	50	1.4	33	0.92
Sep 2023	39	51	1.3	39	1.00
Sep 2022	33	51	1.6	28	0.85
Sep 2021	40	50	1.3	40	1.00
Sep 2020	39	54	1.4	38	0.97
Sep 2019	47	72	1.5	46	0.98
Sep 2018	43	59	1.4	43	1.00
Sep 2017	50	65	1.3	47	0.94
Sep 2016	60	82	1.4	59	0.98
Sep 2015	58	80	1.4	57	0.98
Sep 2014	51	71	1.4	50	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 61% · Maths 68% → all three 46% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard46%80th of 84 in Sandwell

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Sandwell 77% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Sandwell 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Sandwell 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Sandwell 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Sandwell 75% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Sandwell 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sandwell median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	46%	0%	104	102
2023/24	63%	0%	105	104
2022/23	59%	0%	105	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Glebefields Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Wednesbury Oak Academy
0.4 km · Sandwell

2026

1.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Jubilee Park Academy
0.6 km · Sandwell

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Joseph Turner Primary School
0.9 km · Sandwell

Good2024

2.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Martin's Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Wolverhampton

Good2023

1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Summerhill Primary Academy
1.0 km · Sandwell

2026

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Ocker Hill Infant School
1.0 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place
Ocker Hill Academy
1.0 km · Sandwell

Good2024

77%met the SATs standard
Wallbrook Primary Academy
1.2 km · Dudley

Good2023

2.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103925 · 333/2075
Capacity: 480 pupils · 366 on roll
Free school meals: 61.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: Sandgate Road, Tipton, DY4 0SX
Local authority: Sandwell

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources