Q3 Academy Tipton
Alexandra Road, Tipton, DY4 7NR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE MERCIAN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Adam Slack
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Tipton and Wednesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,550
- Pupils on roll
- 1,563
- URN
- 146383
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215211540
About this school
Q3 Academy Tipton is a secondary academy in Tipton. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,563 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Q3 Academy Tipton, 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
- 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 | 246 | 295 | 283 |
| Attainment 8 score | 32.7 | 32.9 | 36.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.75 -0.93 to -0.56 | -1.05 -1.22 to -0.88 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 12% | 15.6% | 18% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 29% | 36.6% | 34.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 5% | 7.8% | 9.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
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 Q3 Academy Tipton 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 | 32.7 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 32.9 | 35.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.4 | 34.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,542 |
| 2023/24 | 1,587 |
| 2024/25 | 1,558 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Q3 Academy Tipton compares
Q3 Academy Tipton ranked 18th of 19 secondary schools in Sandwell for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36.4 | 8.5% | 46.2% | 1,563 | — |
| Gospel Oak School | 32.8 | 9.2% | 46.4% | 1,140 | 1.2 miles |
| Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy | 42.3 | 8.6% | 33.7% | 1,139 | 1.6 miles |
| George Salter Academy | 39.6 | 9.3% | 38.3% | 1,377 | 1.7 miles |
| St James Academy | 36.8 | 11.5% | 51% | 867 | 2.2 miles |
| Shireland Biomedical Utc | — | 8.5% | 48.6% | 520 | 2.3 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)
- 46.19%
- English as an additional language
- 39.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.51%
- Persistent absence
- 27.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gospel Oak School1.2 miles
Secondary · Tipton
-
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Oldbury
-
George Salter Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · West Bromwich
-
St James Academy2.2 miles
Secondary · Dudley
-
Shireland Biomedical Utc2.3 miles
Secondary · West Bromwich
Other schools in Tipton
- Gospel Oak School 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 ages does Q3 Academy Tipton teach?
- Q3 Academy Tipton teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Tipton.
- Who is the headteacher of Q3 Academy Tipton?
- The headteacher of Q3 Academy Tipton is Mr Adam Slack, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Q3 Academy Tipton been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Q3 Academy Tipton, 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 Q3 Academy Tipton?
- Q3 Academy Tipton has 1,563 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Q3 Academy Tipton full?
- Q3 Academy Tipton has capacity for 1,550 pupils and 1,563 on roll (101%), 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 Q3 Academy Tipton a faith school?
- No. Q3 Academy Tipton has no designated religious character.
- Is Q3 Academy Tipton a selective school?
- No. Q3 Academy Tipton is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Q3 Academy Tipton part of an academy trust?
- Q3 Academy Tipton is part of THE MERCIAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Q3 Academy Tipton's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 32.7 in 2022/23 and 36.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Q3 Academy Tipton compare with other schools in Sandwell?
- Q3 Academy Tipton ranked 18th of 19 secondary schools in Sandwell for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Q3 Academy Tipton's absence rate?
- Q3 Academy Tipton's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Q3 Academy Tipton's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Q3 Academy Tipton'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 10 July 2026.