Summerhill Primary Academy, Tipton
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Summerhill is an exceptionally inclusive school where every child is recognised and valued for their individual talents. Staff provide highly skilled support for children with additional needs, including those with speech and language difficulties, ensuring they get the right help at the right time. The school creates a warm, welcoming community where all pupils feel they truly belong, with enriching experiences like learning musical instruments and visiting places of worship to broaden their horizons.
Key Strengths
- Inclusion is a significant strength - leaders provide early identification of needs and bespoke support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
- Strong safeguarding culture where all staff take responsibility and pupils feel safe
- Effective support for speech and language development through consistent, purposeful strategies across the school
- Well-designed personal development programme including enrichment activities like learning musical instruments
- Calm, purposeful classrooms with high behaviour expectations that are well understood by pupils
Areas for Improvement
- Too few pupils reached the expected level in reading, writing and mathematics in last year's national tests
- Pupils do not get enough opportunities to apply their writing skills independently, limiting progress
- Inconsistencies in how errors are addressed in pupils' books across the school
- When pupils are absent, teachers do not always ensure missed learning is covered, creating gaps in knowledge
- Pupils' knowledge is less secure in some areas of personal, social, health and economic education
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and acted upon, and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Enrichment activities including learning musical instruments, eco warriors club, house captain roles, trips to places of worship, visits from firefighters and other professionals
Summerhill Primary Academy is an inclusive school where leaders demonstrate strong commitment to supporting all pupils, particularly those with special educational needs and communication difficulties. The school provides a warm, welcoming environment with effective pastoral support, though some pupils are not yet as well prepared for their next stage of education as they could be.
At a Glance
53.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 64% to 69%. Maths has improved from 67% to 74%. Writing has declined from 74% to 60%.
Class Sizes
25.8
Avg class size
24.5
Infant (KS1)
27.8
KS2
29
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
81%
Available places
778 pupils
960 capacity
182 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)
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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
6.96292%
Overall absence
20.18209%
Persistent absence
659
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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