Academy converter · Sandwell

St Pauls Church of England Academy

3–11Ages
195Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
140921URN

Robert Road, Tipton, DY4 9BH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2010

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.3 below Sandwell median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sandwell

32 applications for 20 places · 71st of 86 in Sandwell

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2010

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

Inspection history

15 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
30 November 2010
Graded inspection: Good · as St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School, URN 103988

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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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Sandwell median (1.9) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

32 applications · 20 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Sandwell median median 1.9
2025 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.7
2024 1.8; Sandwell median median 1.7
2023 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.7
2022 2.2; Sandwell median median 1.6
2021 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.6
2020 2.0; Sandwell median median 1.7
2019 2.2; Sandwell median median 1.6
2018 1.8; Sandwell median median 1.6
2017 1.7; Sandwell median median 1.7
2016 2.3; Sandwell median median 1.7
2015 2.5; Sandwell median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Sandwell median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Sandwell median

Dashed bars: as St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School (URN 103988), the previous school.

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	20	32	1.6	20	1.00
Sep 2025	21	31	1.5	21	1.00
Sep 2024	21	38	1.8	17	0.81
Sep 2023	18	26	1.4	16	0.89
Sep 2022	19	41	2.2	17	0.89
Sep 2021	27	39	1.4	24	0.89
Sep 2020	30	59	2.0	28	0.93
Sep 2019	30	66	2.2	36	1.20
Sep 2018	30	55	1.8	31	1.03
Sep 2017	30	50	1.7	33	1.10
Sep 2016	30	68	2.3	38	1.27
Sep 2015 *	30	76	2.5	43	1.43
Sep 2014 *	30	70	2.3	38	1.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 83% · Maths 79% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%25th of 84 in Sandwell

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Sandwell 77% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Sandwell 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Sandwell 73% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Sandwell 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Sandwell 75% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Sandwell 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	69%	14%	106	106
2023/24	81%	6%	107	108
2022/23	79%	17%	107	108

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

St Pauls Church of England AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Summerhill Primary Academy
0.7 km · Sandwell

2026

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Silvertrees Academy
0.7 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place
Tipton Green Junior School
0.7 km · Sandwell

2026

57%met the SATs standard
St Martin's CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Sandwell

Good2022

2.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Foxyards Primary School
1.2 km · Dudley

Good2023

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Joseph Turner Primary School
1.2 km · Sandwell

Good2024

2.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Primary School
1.2 km · Sandwell

Good2022

1.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Wallbrook Primary Academy
1.4 km · Dudley

Good2023

2.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140921 · 333/3004
Trust: St Paul's Church of England Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 195 on roll
Free school meals: 36.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2015
Replaced: St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School (URN 103988)
Address: Robert Road, Tipton, DY4 9BH
Local authority: Sandwell

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