Community school · Sandwell

Joseph Turner Primary School

3–11Ages
408Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103970URN

Powis Avenue, Tipton, DY4 0RN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Sandwell median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sandwell

68 applications for 34 places · 39th of 86 in Sandwell

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

68 applications · 34 places offered · 34 named it first

2026 2.0; Sandwell median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Sandwell median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.7
2023 2.1; Sandwell median median 1.7
2022 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.6
2021 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.6
2020 1.9; Sandwell median median 1.7
2019 1.6; Sandwell median median 1.6
2018 1.7; Sandwell median median 1.6
2017 1.7; Sandwell median median 1.7
2016 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.7
2015 1.7; Sandwell median median 1.6
2014 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.6

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	34	68	2.0	34	1.00
Sep 2025	27	45	1.7	25	0.93
Sep 2024	60	86	1.4	60	1.00
Sep 2023	32	67	2.1	33	1.03
Sep 2022	57	84	1.5	49	0.86
Sep 2021	37	54	1.5	37	1.00
Sep 2020	39	75	1.9	35	0.90
Sep 2019	57	89	1.6	55	0.96
Sep 2018	47	80	1.7	46	0.98
Sep 2017	49	83	1.7	43	0.88
Sep 2016	60	87	1.5	54	0.90
Sep 2015	49	83	1.7	44	0.90
Sep 2014	42	64	1.5	30	0.71

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 72% · Maths 83% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%23rd of 84 in Sandwell

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Sandwell 77% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Sandwell 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Sandwell 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Sandwell 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Sandwell 75% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Sandwell 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	70%	0%	108	104
2023/24	70%	5%	106	105
2022/23	52%	0%	104	101

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

Joseph Turner Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Jubilee Park Academy
0.5 km · Sandwell

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Summerhill Primary Academy
0.6 km · Sandwell

2026

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Great Bridge Primary School
0.8 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Martin's CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Sandwell

Good2022

2.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Glebefields Primary School
0.9 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Ocker Hill Infant School
1.1 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place
Ocker Hill Academy
1.1 km · Sandwell

Good2024

77%met the SATs standard
St Pauls Church of England Academy
1.2 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 69%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: 103970 · 333/2164
Capacity: 480 pupils · 408 on roll
Free school meals: 45.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Powis Avenue, Tipton, DY4 0RN
Local authority: Sandwell

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