Joseph Turner Primary School
Powis Avenue, Tipton, DY4 0RN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Collins
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Tipton and Wednesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 408
- URN
- 103970
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215578733
About this school
Joseph Turner Primary School is a community primary school in Tipton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 408 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Joseph Turner 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 60 | 61 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 70% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 85% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 85% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 72% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
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 Joseph Turner 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 | 52% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 458 |
| 2023/24 | 450 |
| 2024/25 | 428 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Joseph Turner Primary School compares
Joseph Turner Primary School ranked 24th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 6.4% | 45.1% | 408 | — |
| Jubilee Park Academy | 67% | 7.2% | 57.4% | 200 | 0.3 miles |
| Summerhill Primary Academy | 50% | 7% | 52.1% | 778 | 0.4 miles |
| Great Bridge Primary School | 67% | 6.3% | 36.8% | 457 | 0.5 miles |
| St Martin's CofE Primary School | 52% | 3.8% | 28.5% | 233 | 0.5 miles |
| Glebefields Primary School | 46% | 7.2% | 60.6% | 366 | 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)
- 45.11%
- English as an additional language
- 9.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.4%
- Persistent absence
- 19.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Jubilee Park Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Tipton
-
Summerhill Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Tipton
-
Great Bridge Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Tipton
-
St Martin's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Tipton
-
Glebefields Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Tipton
Other schools in Tipton
Joseph Turner Primary School ranks 2nd of the 12 ranked primary schools in Tipton.
- Foxyards Primary School Primary
- Glebefields Primary School Primary
- Great Bridge 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 Joseph Turner Primary School teach?
- Joseph Turner Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Tipton.
- Who is the headteacher of Joseph Turner Primary School?
- The headteacher of Joseph Turner Primary School is Mrs Laura Collins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Joseph Turner Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Joseph Turner 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 Joseph Turner Primary School?
- Joseph Turner Primary School has 408 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Joseph Turner Primary School full?
- Joseph Turner Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 408 on roll (85%), 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 Joseph Turner Primary School a faith school?
- No. Joseph Turner Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Joseph Turner Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Joseph Turner Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Joseph Turner Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Joseph Turner Primary School compare with other schools in Sandwell?
- Joseph Turner Primary School ranked 24th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Joseph Turner Primary School's absence rate?
- Joseph Turner Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Joseph Turner Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Joseph Turner 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.