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Great Bridge Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Mount Street, Great Bridge, Great Bridge Junior & Infant School, Tipton DY4 7DE · greatbridgeprimary.co.uk · 0121 557 1526

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · May 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
67%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sandwell 61%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Sandwell Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
457
91% of 500 places
Local authority
Sandwell
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
35.3%
First language not English
47.3%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Sandwell Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 51 families put the school first and 52 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 68 (Places 60)68September 2023: 58 (Places 58)58September 2024: 59 (Places 60)59September 2025: 54 (Places 54)54September 2026: 51 (Places 52)51Places 52
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202652511100%
September 2025Sept 202554541100%
September 2024Sept 202460591100%
September 2023Sept 202358581100%
September 2022Sept 202260681.1▲84%

Last distance offered

ReceptionDistance
September 2026All
September 2025All
September 20241.04 mi1.68 km

The council gives N/A for the furthest distance: no distance was needed (the school was not over-subscribed).

Results

In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Sandwell it was 61%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 63% (England 53%)63%2016/17: 69% (England 61%)69%2017/18: 54% (England 64%)54%2018/19: 71% (England 65%)71%2022/23: 61% (England 60%)61%2023/24: 60% (England 61%)60%2024/25: 67% (England 62%)67%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲67%62%
▲11%8%
Average scaled score
●106106
●106105
▲108105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 9 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Great Bridge Primary School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
8 May 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Dec 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • May 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (39 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
87%
Replies
39
8% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲98% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲97% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲87% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼75% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲100% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲92% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼87% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼77% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼61% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲83% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 87% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲56% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 36% who had a child bullied

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