Compass Community School Victoria Park
Victoria Road, Tipton, DY4 8SW
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 6 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jade Gilchrist
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Tipton and Wednesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 30
- Pupils on roll
- 30
- URN
- 148064
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01218277861
About this school
Compass Community School Victoria Park is an independent special school in Tipton. It teaches children aged 6 to 17 and has 30 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Compass Community School Victoria Park under its current framework. 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
Compass Community School Victoria Park has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 2020, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Attainment 8 score | 9.5 | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 17% | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.8 | - | - |
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 Compass Community School Victoria Park has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 25 |
| 2023/24 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | 25 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 30
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dudley Port School0.4 miles
Special schools · Dudley Port
-
Albright Education Centre0.6 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Tipton
-
Blackwater Academy Sandwell0.7 miles
Independent schools · Tipton
-
Tipton Green College0.9 miles
Special schools · Tipton
-
The Wenlock School1.5 miles
Special schools · West Midlands
Other schools in Tipton
- Albright Education Centre Local authority maintained schools
- Tipton Green College Special schools
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Compass Community School Victoria Park teach?
- Compass Community School Victoria Park teaches children aged 6 to 17. It is a special school in Tipton.
- Who is the headteacher of Compass Community School Victoria Park?
- The headteacher of Compass Community School Victoria Park is Mrs Jade Gilchrist, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Compass Community School Victoria Park been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Compass Community School Victoria Park under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Compass Community School Victoria Park?
- Compass Community School Victoria Park has 30 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 6 to 17.
- Is Compass Community School Victoria Park full?
- Compass Community School Victoria Park has capacity for 30 pupils and 30 on roll (100%), 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 Compass Community School Victoria Park a faith school?
- No. Compass Community School Victoria Park has no designated religious character.
- What are Compass Community School Victoria Park's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Compass Community School Victoria Park'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 24 July 2026.