What did Ofsted judge Tipton St John Church of England Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Tipton St John Church of England Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in June 2012 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in April 2022 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Tipton St John Church of England Primary School?

Tipton St John Church of England Primary School has 83 pupils on roll.

What ages does Tipton St John Church of England Primary School take?

Tipton St John Church of England Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

How do I apply to Tipton St John Church of England Primary School?

Tipton St John Church of England Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does Tipton St John Church of England Primary School have a religious character?

Yes — Tipton St John Church of England Primary School has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at Tipton St John Church of England Primary School?

When Tipton St John Church of England Primary School has more applications than places for 2025-26, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional social or medical need — Priority will next be given to children who have an exceptional social or medical need which means they should attend this school rather than any other (or whose parents have such a need). An application must be supported by evidence from a medical specialist or social worker of the need and why it means the child needs to attend this school; 3. Catchment area siblings — Priority will next be given to children living within the catchment area set out in the map who are siblings of pupils on roll at this school, and 4 further criteria. The school offers 15 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Straight-line distance from home to school; where distances are equal (within 2 metres) an electronic list randomiser will be used.

What is the largest ethnic background at Tipton St John Church of England Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 96.4% of pupils at Tipton St John Church of England Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Tipton St John Church of England Primary School

How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Reception), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How places were offered at Tipton St John Church of England Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Tipton St John Church of England Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2025-26 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Exceptional social or medical need — Priority will next be given to children who have an exceptional social or medical need which means they should attend this school rather than any other (or whose parents have such a need). An application must be supported by evidence from a medical specialist or social worker of the need and why it means the child needs to attend this school.
3Catchment area siblings — Priority will next be given to children living within the catchment area set out in the map who are siblings of pupils on roll at this school.
4Other catchment area children — Priority will next be given to other children living within the catchment area.
5Out of catchment siblings — Priority will next be given to children living outside the catchment area, who are siblings of pupils on roll at this school.
6Children of staff — Priority will next be given to children of members of staff who have been employed at this school for more than two years or recruited within the past two years to fill a vacancy for which there was a skills shortage.
7Other children — Priority will next be given to other children.

If two applications tie: Straight-line distance from home to school; where distances are equal (within 2 metres) an electronic list randomiser will be used.

School has designated Church of England religious character but the policy explicitly states 'Priority according to faith: No'. The key information table notes 'Priority for children to another setting: The King's School' meaning this school gives priority to children from The King's School for its own intake, but no feeder school priority is listed in the oversubscription criteria themselves.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.