Great Bridge Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Tipton, Sandwell
Great Bridge Primary School is a primary school in Tipton, Sandwell for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 9 May 2024. Sandwell has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Open on the map Unlock with a pass · £9.99
Key facts
- Address
- Mount Street, Great Bridge, Great Bridge Junior & Infant School, Tipton, DY4 7DE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Sandwell
- Pupils on roll
- 457 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 9 May 2024
Strengths
- “Great Bridge Primary is a caring and inclusive school.”
- “Pupils are friendly and polite.”
- “They greet visitors with warmth and respect.”
To improve
- “However, some teachers do not check pupils’ knowledge and understanding in lessons well enough.”
- “This means that teachers are not always able to identify when pupils are stuck and need extra help.”
- “This slows the learning of some pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 67% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 51 first-preference applications, 52 offers in total, 51 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2026, as Sandwell published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sandwell.
- Joseph Turner Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Martin's CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Jubilee Park Academy 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Harvills Hawthorn Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ocker Hill Academy 0.7 mi Good
- Ocker Hill Infant School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Summerhill Primary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Newtown Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published