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Summerhill Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Natalie Rich & Mrs Hayley Lloyd-Davies

corporate_fareTHE RIVERS C OF E MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onTipton, DY4 9PF

language Visit Website phone 1215573282

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

798

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Summerhill Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Tipton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Summerhill Primary Academy is an academy converter in Tipton, Sandwell, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE RIVERS C OF E MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 766 pupils on roll, of whom 52% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #67 of 84 primaries in Sandwell and #10,189 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 60%

Reading69% LA 73%

Writing60% LA 70%

Maths74% LA 72%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading64% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing74% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading68% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing65% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths63% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.0

Read

LA -0.4

-3.1 to -0.8

-0.3

Write

LA -0.3

-1.4 to 0.8

-2.9

Maths

LA -0.1

-4.0 to -1.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading70% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths75% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 0.3

-0.3 to 2.0

2.6

Write

LA 0.5

1.6 to 3.7

1.2

Maths

LA 0.5

0.2 to 2.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-02-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2009-12-08

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.0%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(6 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 766 pupils. During this period, there were 8 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	766	8	1.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	764	8	1.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	786	4	0.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	799	2	0.3%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	777	4	0.5%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	819	3	0.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	798	1	0.1%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	782	2	0.3%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	812	3	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	813	3	0.4%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Autumn term)	805	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	822	1	0.1%	0.4%	1
2020/21 (Spring term)	814	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	819	6	0.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	806	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	806	4	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	788	4	0.5%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	820	2	0.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	812	1	0.1%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	802	1	0.1%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	770	1	0.1%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	781	2	0.3%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	776	3	0.4%	0.5%	1

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 56 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 45 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 29 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils