Academy converter · Sandwell

Summerhill Primary Academy

3–11Ages
778Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143322URN

Upper Church Lane, Tipton, DY4 9PF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Sandwell median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sandwell

138 applications for 77 places · 56th of 86 in Sandwell

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 19 May 2026Published 29 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement				Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

19 May 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
30 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Sandwell median (1.9) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

138 applications · 77 places offered · 76 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.8; Sandwell median median 1.9
2025 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.7
2024 1.5; Sandwell median median 1.7
2023 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.7
2022 1.6; Sandwell median median 1.6
2021 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.6
2020 1.6; Sandwell median median 1.7
2019 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.6
2018 1.6; Sandwell median median 1.6
2017 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.7; as the previous school
2016 1.2; Sandwell median median 1.7; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Sandwell median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Sandwell median

Dashed bars: as Summerhill Primary School (URN 135032), 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	77	138	1.8	76	0.99
Sep 2025	75	111	1.5	75	1.00
Sep 2024	78	116	1.5	74	0.95
Sep 2023	81	111	1.4	80	0.99
Sep 2022	75	116	1.6	73	0.97
Sep 2021	56	80	1.4	52	0.93
Sep 2020	84	130	1.6	73	0.87
Sep 2019	96	135	1.4	91	0.95
Sep 2018	63	98	1.6	61	0.97
Sep 2017 *	120	151	1.3	104	0.87
Sep 2016 *	101	124	1.2	87	0.86
Sep 2015 *	102	133	1.3	93	0.91
Sep 2014 *	97	138	1.4	84	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 60% · Maths 74% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%69th of 84 in Sandwell

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Sandwell 77% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Sandwell 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Sandwell 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Sandwell 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Sandwell 75% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Sandwell 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	50%	0%	102	103
2023/24	53%	9%	103	104
2022/23	51%	7%	103	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

Summerhill Primary AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Joseph Turner Primary School
0.6 km · Sandwell

Good2024

2.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Pauls Church of England Academy
0.7 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Jubilee Park Academy
0.8 km · Sandwell

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Martin's CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Sandwell

Good2022

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Silvertrees Academy
1.2 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

2026

57%met the SATs standard
Great Bridge Primary School
1.3 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 67%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143322 · 333/3407
Trust: The Rivers C of E Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 960 pupils · 778 on roll
Free school meals: 53.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2017
Replaced: Summerhill Primary School (URN 135032)
Address: Upper Church Lane, Tipton, DY4 9PF
Local authority: Sandwell

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