Gospel Oak School
Bilston Road, Gospel Oak, Tipton, DY4 0BZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CENTRAL REGION SCHOOLS TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Stephen Brownlow
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Central Region Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Tipton and Wednesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,400
- Pupils on roll
- 1,140
- URN
- 135599
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215561351
About this school
Gospel Oak School is a secondary academy in Tipton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,140 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 213 | 220 | 216 |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.6 | 35.9 | 32.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.86 -1.05 to -0.67 | -0.97 -1.16 to -0.78 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 23% | 25.9% | 17.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 38% | 40.5% | 36.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 3% | 5.9% | 6.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Gospel Oak 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 | 35.6 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35.9 | 35.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 32.8 | 34.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,223 |
| 2023/24 | 1,217 |
| 2024/25 | 1,210 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gospel Oak School compares
Gospel Oak School ranked 19th of 19 secondary schools in Sandwell for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 24% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 32.8 | 9.2% | 46.4% | 1,140 | — |
| Q3 Academy Tipton | 36.4 | 8.5% | 46.2% | 1,563 | 1.2 miles |
| Grace Academy Darlaston | 41.2 | 10.7% | 52% | 1,059 | 1.4 miles |
| Ormiston SWB Academy | 42 | 8.9% | 53.4% | 1,209 | 1.5 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall | 41.4 | 9.7% | 43.7% | 1,464 | 1.7 miles |
| Moseley Park | 44.8 | 8.1% | 51.1% | 1,069 | 2.0 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)
- 46.44%
- English as an additional language
- 14%
- Overall absence
- 9.23%
- Persistent absence
- 27.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Q3 Academy Tipton1.2 miles
Secondary · Tipton
-
Grace Academy Darlaston1.4 miles
Secondary · Wednesbury
-
Ormiston SWB Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Bilston
-
St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall1.7 miles
Secondary · Willenhall
-
Moseley Park2.0 miles
Secondary · Bilston
Other schools in Tipton
- Q3 Academy Tipton Secondary
- Foxyards Primary School Primary
- Glebefields 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Gospel Oak School teach?
- Gospel Oak School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Tipton.
- Who is the principal of Gospel Oak School?
- The principal of Gospel Oak School is Mr Stephen Brownlow, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Gospel Oak School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gospel Oak 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 big is Gospel Oak School?
- Gospel Oak School has 1,140 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Gospel Oak School full?
- Gospel Oak School has capacity for 1,400 pupils and 1,140 on roll (81%), 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 Gospel Oak School a faith school?
- No. Gospel Oak School has no designated religious character.
- Is Gospel Oak School a selective school?
- No. Gospel Oak School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Gospel Oak School?
- Gospel Oak School is part of CENTRAL REGION SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Gospel Oak School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 35.6 in 2022/23 and 32.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gospel Oak School rank locally?
- Gospel Oak School ranked 19th of 19 secondary schools in Sandwell for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 24% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gospel Oak School's absence rate?
- Gospel Oak School's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gospel Oak School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gospel Oak 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 1 July 2026.