Glebefields Primary School
Sandgate Road, Tipton, DY4 0SX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Jenks
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Tipton and Wednesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 366
- URN
- 103925
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215562651
About this school
Glebefields Primary School is a community primary school in Tipton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 366 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Glebefields Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 60 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 63% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 78% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 73% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 78% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Glebefields Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sandwell average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 388 |
| 2023/24 | 385 |
| 2024/25 | 386 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Glebefields Primary School compares
Glebefields Primary School ranked 81st of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 7.2% | 60.6% | 366 | — |
| Wednesbury Oak Academy | 66% | 6.6% | 46.3% | 439 | 0.2 miles |
| Jubilee Park Academy | 67% | 7.2% | 57.4% | 200 | 0.4 miles |
| Joseph Turner Primary School | 70% | 6.4% | 45.1% | 408 | 0.6 miles |
| St Martin's Church of England Primary School | 62% | 5.4% | 57.1% | 221 | 0.6 miles |
| Summerhill Primary Academy | 50% | 7% | 52.1% | 778 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 60.56%
- English as an additional language
- 15.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.24%
- Persistent absence
- 24.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wednesbury Oak Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Tipton
-
Jubilee Park Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Tipton
-
Joseph Turner Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Tipton
-
St Martin's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bilston
-
Summerhill Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Tipton
Other schools in Tipton
Glebefields Primary School ranks 12th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Tipton.
- Foxyards Primary School Primary
- Great Bridge Primary School Primary
- Joseph Turner Primary School Primary
- Jubilee Park Academy Primary
- Ocker Hill Academy Primary
- Ocker Hill Infant School Primary
- Sacred Heart Primary School Primary
- Silvertrees Academy Primary
- St Martin's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Pauls Church of England Academy Primary
- Summerhill Primary Academy Primary
- Tipton Green Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Glebefields Primary School teach?
- Glebefields Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Tipton.
- Who is the headteacher of Glebefields Primary School?
- The headteacher of Glebefields Primary School is Mrs Katie Jenks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Glebefields Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Glebefields Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Glebefields Primary School?
- Glebefields Primary School has 366 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Glebefields Primary School full?
- Glebefields Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 366 on roll (76%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Glebefields Primary School a faith school?
- No. Glebefields Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Glebefields Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Glebefields Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Glebefields Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Glebefields Primary School compare with other schools in Sandwell?
- Glebefields Primary School ranked 81st of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Glebefields Primary School's absence rate?
- Glebefields Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Glebefields Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Glebefields Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.