St Martin's CofE Primary School

SandwellVoluntary controlled school

Lower Church Lane, Tipton, DY4 7PG

Headteacher: Headteacher Rachel RoughtSchool website ↗Pupils: 239 (capacity: 249)
Ofsted Good
Inspected October 2022
Oversubscribed
88% of first-choice applicants offered a place
52%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected October 2022
88%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 11 October 2022Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
52.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
7.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 69%·Writing 62%·Maths 62%All three 52%
Reading
Expected69%
Exceeding24%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected62%
Exceeding14%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected62%
Exceeding21%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
34
How many got their first choice?
30of 34 (88.2%)
How many applied in total?
52

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
31.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
24.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
21.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
121 girls, 118 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 66% (2017/18), currently 52%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1657.0%3.0%+1.0+3.6+2.1
2016/1754.0%7.0%-1.2+1.5+1.6
2017/1866.0%13.0%-1.1-0.8+0.6
2018/1958.0%3.0%-1.9-1.6-1.8
2022/2339.0%11.0%-0.6+0.2-0.3
2023/2465.0%6.0%---
2024/2552.0%7.0%---