Tipton Green College, Tipton
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 6 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Staff create a caring, inclusive environment where pupils who have had negative school experiences learn to trust adults and feel they belong. The school provides tailored teaching and practical learning that helps pupils catch up while also supporting their emotional development through therapeutic services and PSHE. Beyond the classroom, pupils access meaningful enrichment activities and careers support that motivate them and help them see a positive future.
Key Strengths
- Strong safeguarding culture with open communication and clear responsibility for keeping pupils safe
- Excellent pastoral support and relationship-building that helps disadvantaged pupils feel valued and develop a sense of belonging
- Well-planned curriculum with practical activities (especially food technology) that engage pupils and help them catch up in literacy and numeracy
- Comprehensive support including therapeutic services, careers guidance, and work placements to prepare pupils for life after school
- Purposeful enrichment activities including boxing, cycling, climbing, trips to museums and places of worship
Areas for Improvement
- Persistent absence remains a significant challenge - many pupils still miss substantial learning despite improvements from very low starting points
- Some pupils struggle to engage consistently with lessons, limiting their progress over time
- Science practical work routines not yet established, limiting qualification ambitions
- Leaders need to respond more quickly when pupils' circumstances change
- Oversight of outreach provision and low attendance responses need strengthening
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met with an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed, keeping pupils safer and helping them feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Boxing, cycling, climbing at local specialist centres, school trips to museums, places of worship, school council charity fundraisers, community events, work placements with local employers
Tipton Green College is a new specialist school for pupils with significant learning gaps and special educational needs who have struggled in other settings. The school has established an inclusive, caring culture where staff work hard to rebuild pupils' trust in education.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
60%
Available places
30 pupils
50 capacity
20 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Tipton
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Admissions Demand - Sandwell
Places available
5,176
Applications
4,326
Got 1st preference
81.1%
Got preferred school
95.9%
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Tipton Green College
St Pauls Church of England Academy
Foxyards Primary School
Wallbrook Primary Academy
Silvertrees Academy
Summerhill Primary Academy
Tipton Green Junior School
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Glebefields Primary School
Joseph Turner Primary School
Wednesbury Oak Academy
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