Great Bridge Primary School, Tipton
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Great Bridge Primary School excels at helping all children make good progress, especially those starting with lower skills when they arrive. Teachers use excellent marking and feedback to help pupils improve, and behaviour throughout the school is outstanding with pupils showing real pride in their school. The school does a wonderful job keeping children safe and creating a positive learning environment where teaching takes risks to keep learning interesting.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding behaviour and conduct - pupils are impeccable and take great pride in their school
- Excellent marking and feedback that challenges pupils to improve and make rapid progress
- Outstanding safeguarding and safety culture - bullying is rare and pupils learn to assess risks
- Outstanding leadership with a strong vision for continuous improvement
- Good progress in Early Years with excellent individual care and stimulating learning environment
Areas for Improvement
- Resources not always available to challenge faster learners, causing them to wait between tasks
- Some teacher instructions are too complicated, slowing pupils' ability to start work
- Some activities don't engage all pupils directly, causing them to lose focus and slow progress
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - the school does an outstanding job of keeping pupils safe, bullying is largely unheard of, and pupils are taught how to keep themselves safe and assess possible risks.
Extracurricular Activities
whole-school cheer leading lesson, primary school sport funding activities
Great Bridge Primary School is a good school where achievement has continued to improve since the previous inspection. All groups of pupils make good progress from low starting points, reaching broadly average standards by the end of Year 6.
At a Glance
35.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 78%. Maths has improved from 72% to 78%. Writing has improved from 70% to 78%.
Class Sizes
27.8
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
29.9
KS2
16
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
91%
Near capacity
457 pupils
500 capacity
43 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Tipton
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Tipton
Admissions Demand - Sandwell
Places available
4,920
Applications
3,904
Got 1st preference
93.8%
Got preferred school
98.2%
Primary admissions across Sandwell (2025/26)
Inspection History(6)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.28729%
Overall absence
19.61853%
Persistent absence
367
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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