Best Schools in Tipton

How many schools are there in Tipton?

Tipton has 20 open schools: 14 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent, 2 special and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Tipton are rated Outstanding?

2 schools in Tipton were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Ocker Hill Infant School and Albright Education Centre. Counting Good as well, 82% of the 17 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Ocker Hill Infant SchoolAlbright Education Centre

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Tipton get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Tipton with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Gospel Oak School, with an Attainment 8 score of 39.2 and 30% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Q3 Academy Tipton, with an Attainment 8 score of 34.1 and 14% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Gospel Oak SchoolQ3 Academy Tipton

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Tipton have the best SATs results?

Of the 12 primary schools in Tipton with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Joseph Turner Primary School (85% in reading, 83% in maths); Ocker Hill Academy (81% in reading, 87% in maths); and St Pauls Church of England Academy (83% in reading, 79% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Joseph Turner Primary SchoolOcker Hill AcademySt Pauls Church of England Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Tipton?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Tipton selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Tipton have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Tipton have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Tipton?

Apply to your council - Sandwell or Dudley, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.