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Gospel Oak School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy

Bilston Road, Gospel Oak, Tipton DY4 0BZ · gospeloakschool.co.uk · 0121 556 1351

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Sept 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
32.8
average Attainment 8 score. Sandwell 41.8, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Sandwell Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,140
81% of 1,400 places
Local authority
Sandwell
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
46.9%
First language not English
15.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Central Region Schools Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Sandwell Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 143 families put the school first and 160 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 197 (Places 223)197September 2023: 211 (Places 237)211September 2024: 166 (Places 226)166September 2025: 115 (Places 150)115September 2026: 143 (Places 160)143Places 160
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261601430.9100%
September 2025Sept 20251501150.8100%
September 2024Sept 20242261660.7100%
September 2023Sept 20232372110.9100%
September 2022Sept 20222231970.9100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 32.8, and 17.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sandwell it was 41.8, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (22.9 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 45.3 (England 46.3)45.32017/18: 40.2 (England 46.5)40.22018/19: 39.7 (England 46.7)39.72021/22: 41.0 (England 48.8)41.02022/23: 35.6 (England 46.3)35.62023/24: 35.9 (England 45.9)35.92024/25: 32.8 (England 46.0)32.8England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼32.846.0
▼17.6%45.4%
▼36.1%64.8%
▼6.5%40.5%
▼2.644.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form23.2+7
Sixth form college1.4−5.8
Further education51.8−5
Apprenticeship2.3−1.8
Employment3.6+0.4
Not in a lasting destination12.3+2.8
Activity not captured5.5+2.8

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252021/22: 21.6 (England 37.9)D2022/23: 17.8 (England 34.2)D-2023/24: 20.7 (England 34.4)D2024/25: 22.9 (England 35.0)D+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
29 studentsD+ (22.9)Well below average -0.69
29 studentsD+ (23.2)Well below average -0.68
25 studentsMerit+ (28.6)Average +0.05
0%AAB or better
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2416D (20.7)-0.71
2022/2323D- (17.8)—
2021/2234D (21.6)—

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University44.1+4.1
Apprenticeship2.9−3.1
Employment14.7−9.3
Not in a lasting destination32.4+8.4
Activity not captured5.9−0.1

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Gospel Oak School on 30 September 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
30 Sept 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Oct 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jul 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Mar 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
  • May 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Oct 2022Inadequate
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    Sixth formRequires improvement
    SafeguardingNot effective

Before September 2019

  • Jul 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2014Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

41% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (90 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
41%
Replies
90
7% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▼56% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼61% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼40% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼46% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼50% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼44% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▼39% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▼69% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼78% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼36% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼42% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 90% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼32% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 53% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼28% agreeEngland 67%

based on 25 parents (28%) with SEND

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