Silvertrees Academy
Silvertrees Road, Tipton, DY4 8NH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SILVERTREES ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ruth Turvey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Tipton and Wednesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 314
- URN
- 140792
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215571923
About this school
Silvertrees Academy is a primary academy in Tipton. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 314 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Silvertrees Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 338 |
| 2023/24 | 324 |
| 2024/25 | 328 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Silvertrees Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.6% | 40.2% | 314 | — |
| Tipton Green Junior School | 57% | 5.8% | 45.4% | 342 | 0.0 miles |
| St Pauls Church of England Academy | 69% | 5.2% | 34.9% | 195 | 0.4 miles |
| Sacred Heart Primary School | 59% | 7.4% | 44.8% | 418 | 0.5 miles |
| Foxyards Primary School | 64% | 6.4% | 29.2% | 338 | 0.7 miles |
| St Martin's CofE Primary School | 52% | 3.8% | 28.5% | 233 | 0.7 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)
- 40.24%
- English as an additional language
- 38.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.61%
- Persistent absence
- 23.53%
Location
Nearby schools
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Tipton Green Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Tipton
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St Pauls Church of England Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Tipton
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Sacred Heart Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Tipton
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Foxyards Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Tipton
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St Martin's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Tipton
Other schools in Tipton
- 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
- 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 year groups does Silvertrees Academy teach?
- Silvertrees Academy teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Tipton.
- Who is the headteacher of Silvertrees Academy?
- The headteacher of Silvertrees Academy is Mrs Ruth Turvey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Silvertrees Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Silvertrees Academy, 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 Silvertrees Academy?
- Silvertrees Academy has 314 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Silvertrees Academy full?
- Silvertrees Academy has capacity for 270 pupils and 314 on roll (116%), so it is at or above 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 Silvertrees Academy a faith school?
- No. Silvertrees Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Silvertrees Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Silvertrees Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Silvertrees Academy?
- Silvertrees Academy is part of SILVERTREES ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Silvertrees Academy's absence rate?
- Silvertrees Academy's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Silvertrees Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Silvertrees Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.