Primary schools in Sandwell
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There are many minor primary schools in the Tipton
, Blackheath
, Warley
, Great Bridge
and Wednesbury
districts of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell. While their individual histories and roles in society are only minor they have as a whole, like all the more noted local primary schools, contributed greatly to the general enlightenment of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell.
, West Midlands
, England
. It was constructed in 1972 to serve the recently-built Wednesbury Oak housing estate, and most of the school's pupils attend Willingsworth High School
after finishing their primary education. The school is located on the main road between Dudley
and Wednesbury
.
Its opening coincided with a downscaling of nearby Princes End Infant and Junior Schools (which included Bloomfield Infant School).
52.546°N 2.058°W
, Warley, West Midlands
.
, United Kingdom
.
The school was originally built by Rowley Regis
urban district council on Powke Lane during the late 19th century, incoporating a 5-7 infant school and 7-11 junior school and later including a nursery unit for 3 and 4 year olds. The schools merged in September 1990 to form Blackheath Primary School.
It relocated to a site on Britannia Road, previously occupied by Britannia High School, in September 2005.
52.4800°N 2.0370°W
, West Midlands
, England
. It was formed in September 2004 on the merger of two separate schools - Princes End and Locarno, the sites of which are located at opposite ends of the Tibbington estate and were both originally part of the new school.
The Princes End site was built in 1914 by Tipton Urban District council, and until the 1980s operated as a separate infant and junior schools. There was a small infant school in Bloomfield Road which operated as an annexe to the infant school at Princes End, but it was closed and demolished in the early 1970s. Princes End was originally a three-form entry school until 1971, when nearby Wednesbury Oak Primary School opened and a large number of Princes End pupils transferred to this school.
The Locarno site was built in 1936 at around the same time as the nearby Tibbington estate, to serve what was then the largest housing estate in Tipton. Falling numbers on the rolls at both schools, which were located within a few streets of each other, led to Sandwell MBC's decision to merge Princes End and Locarno into one school in 2004.
The Princes End site remained in use for one year, providing education for special needs pupils, before the school began to operate solely from Locarno Road. Demolition work began in the autumn of 2007, and houses are set to be built on the site.
The new school building on Upper Church Lane (a site formerly occupied by Fitzwarren Special School) was opened in September 2008, and officially opened on 4 November 2008 by Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh
. His visit included the unveiling of a commemorative plaque, a tour undertaken by pupils as well as listening to the children's Summerhill Rap.
The old school building on Central Avenue is now dormant and awaiting sale for probable demolition. However, it is believed that the local secondary school (Alexandra High) will take possession to house Year 7 while improvement works take place.
52.5343°N 2.0583°W
3-11 primary school situated in Tipton
, West Midlands
(formerly Staffordshire
), England
.
It was formed in 1874 at a site in Wood Street, Tipton Green
, in a building which was enlarged 25 years later. A nursery unit for 4 year olds was added in the 1960s, extending its age range to include 3 years during the 1980s. It remained at this site until 1992, when it relocated to a new building in nearby Robert Road. The old building was demolished in 1995 and a new community centre opened in its place a year later.
It takes its name from the parish church of St Paul, which opened in Owen Street in 1839.
, West Midlands
, England.
The school opened in 1880 on Sedgley Road West, and remained at this location for 96 years until a new building opened on Park Lane West.
Mr Lawrence Rouse is the school's current head teacher and there are around 270 pupils on the roll, aged from 7 to 11. Younger pupils attend the nearby Victoria Infant School
, which opened in September 1995 to replace Manor Road Infant School.
Its most recent Ofsted
inspection was in March 2007, when it was rated as a "satisfactory" school which was "rapidly improving".
Despite being just over 30 years old, rebuilding work began in spring 2010 and is expected to be completed in 2012.
, West Bromwich
, England, opposite West Bromwich Baptist Church.
Its school jumper colour is dark blue with the logo of red and white. The logo is two children holding hands and the with the words saying "Forward Together Hargate". The school is a mixed school for boys and girls and also takes in children with disabilities such as those with hearing difficulties. The school tries to meet every child's need as the school gives those who are hard of hearing someone to help them understand the teacher. The school has 8 classes including a nursery. The nursery has a morning nursery and an afternoon nursery. When the children break up for both Christmas and 6 weeks holidays the children get a school disco. The current year 6 presents a school leaver show and all the children in year 6 get a little gift which varies every year though recently it has been teddy bears with the school logo on.
52.5247°N 1.9952°W
Tipton
Tipton is a town in the Sandwell borough of the West Midlands, England, with a population of around 47,000. Tipton is located about halfway between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation and is a part of the Black Country....
, Blackheath
Blackheath
Blackheath is the name of a number of places:*Blackheath, London, England**Blackheath, Kent *Blackheath, Surrey, England**Blackheath, Surrey *Blackheath, West Midlands, England*Blackheath, New South Wales, Australia...
, Warley
Warley
Warley is the name of several places in the United Kingdom:In the West Midlands:*County Borough of Warley*Warley, West Midlands*Warley *Warley High School*Warley WoodsIn Essex:*Great Warley*Little Warley...
, Great Bridge
Great Bridge
Great Bridge may refer to:* Great Bridge, Virginia, a community in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA.* Battle of Great Bridge, revolutionary war battle in Virginia* Great Bridge, West Midlands, a town in Sandwell, West Midlands, England....
and Wednesbury
Wednesbury
Wednesbury is a market town in England's Black Country, part of the Sandwell metropolitan borough in West Midlands, near the source of the River Tame. Similarly to the word Wednesday, it is pronounced .-Pre-Medieval and Medieval times:...
districts of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell. While their individual histories and roles in society are only minor they have as a whole, like all the more noted local primary schools, contributed greatly to the general enlightenment of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell.
Wednesbury Oak Primary School
Wednesbury Oak Primary School is located in TiptonTipton
Tipton is a town in the Sandwell borough of the West Midlands, England, with a population of around 47,000. Tipton is located about halfway between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation and is a part of the Black Country....
, West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, England
England
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. It was constructed in 1972 to serve the recently-built Wednesbury Oak housing estate, and most of the school's pupils attend Willingsworth High School
Willingsworth High School
The RSA Academy is one of the new academies opened in the UK in 2008. The Academy is sponsored by the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce and is located in Tipton, West Midlands, England...
after finishing their primary education. The school is located on the main road between Dudley
Dudley
Dudley is a large town in the West Midlands county of England. At the 2001 census , the Dudley Urban Sub Area had a population of 194,919, making it the 26th largest settlement in England, the second largest town in the United Kingdom behind Reading, and the largest settlement in the UK without...
and Wednesbury
Wednesbury
Wednesbury is a market town in England's Black Country, part of the Sandwell metropolitan borough in West Midlands, near the source of the River Tame. Similarly to the word Wednesday, it is pronounced .-Pre-Medieval and Medieval times:...
.
Its opening coincided with a downscaling of nearby Princes End Infant and Junior Schools (which included Bloomfield Infant School).
52.546°N 2.058°W
Temple Meadow Primary School
Temple Meadow Primary School is a school in SandwellSandwell
Sandwell is a metropolitan borough of the West Midlands with a population of around 289,100, and an area of . The borough is named after Sandwell Priory, and spans a densely populated part of both the Black Country, and the West Midlands conurbation, encompassing the urban towns of Blackheath,...
, Warley, West Midlands
Warley, West Midlands
Warley is a place in the metropolitan borough of Sandwell in the West Midlands of the United Kingdom.A civil parish of Warley was created in 1884 by the merger of the Warley Salop parish with parts of the parishes of Warley Wigorn, Ridgacre and Oldbury.In 1908 the parish was abolished, becoming...
.
Blackheath Primary School
Blackheath Primary School is located in Blackheath, West MidlandsBlackheath, West Midlands
Blackheath is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England.-Establishment:Before 1841, Bleak Heath or Blake Heath was a small group of farm houses and inns on the turnpike road from Oldbury to Halesowen, within Rowley Regis...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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.
The school was originally built by Rowley Regis
Rowley Regis
Rowley Regis is a town in the Sandwell metropolitan borough of the West Midlands county and a part of the Black Country in the United Kingdom. Being part of the Black Country, locals speak with the traditional dialect, though in a form regarded by many as the quickest and the hardest to...
urban district council on Powke Lane during the late 19th century, incoporating a 5-7 infant school and 7-11 junior school and later including a nursery unit for 3 and 4 year olds. The schools merged in September 1990 to form Blackheath Primary School.
It relocated to a site on Britannia Road, previously occupied by Britannia High School, in September 2005.
52.4800°N 2.0370°W
Summerhill Primary School
Summerhill Primary School is in TiptonTipton
Tipton is a town in the Sandwell borough of the West Midlands, England, with a population of around 47,000. Tipton is located about halfway between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation and is a part of the Black Country....
, West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was formed in September 2004 on the merger of two separate schools - Princes End and Locarno, the sites of which are located at opposite ends of the Tibbington estate and were both originally part of the new school.
The Princes End site was built in 1914 by Tipton Urban District council, and until the 1980s operated as a separate infant and junior schools. There was a small infant school in Bloomfield Road which operated as an annexe to the infant school at Princes End, but it was closed and demolished in the early 1970s. Princes End was originally a three-form entry school until 1971, when nearby Wednesbury Oak Primary School opened and a large number of Princes End pupils transferred to this school.
The Locarno site was built in 1936 at around the same time as the nearby Tibbington estate, to serve what was then the largest housing estate in Tipton. Falling numbers on the rolls at both schools, which were located within a few streets of each other, led to Sandwell MBC's decision to merge Princes End and Locarno into one school in 2004.
The Princes End site remained in use for one year, providing education for special needs pupils, before the school began to operate solely from Locarno Road. Demolition work began in the autumn of 2007, and houses are set to be built on the site.
The new school building on Upper Church Lane (a site formerly occupied by Fitzwarren Special School) was opened in September 2008, and officially opened on 4 November 2008 by Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh
Duke of Edinburgh
The Duke of Edinburgh is a British royal title, named after the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, which has been conferred upon members of the British royal family only four times times since its creation in 1726...
. His visit included the unveiling of a commemorative plaque, a tour undertaken by pupils as well as listening to the children's Summerhill Rap.
The old school building on Central Avenue is now dormant and awaiting sale for probable demolition. However, it is believed that the local secondary school (Alexandra High) will take possession to house Year 7 while improvement works take place.
52.5343°N 2.0583°W
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
St Paul's Church of England Primary School is a Church of EnglandChurch of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
3-11 primary school situated in Tipton
Tipton
Tipton is a town in the Sandwell borough of the West Midlands, England, with a population of around 47,000. Tipton is located about halfway between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation and is a part of the Black Country....
, West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
(formerly Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
), England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
It was formed in 1874 at a site in Wood Street, Tipton Green
Tipton Green
Tipton Green is the central area of Tipton, a town in the West Midlands of England. It was heavily developed for industry during the 19th century, as Tipton was one of the most significant towns during the Industrial Revolution. Tipton Green is one of three electoral wards covering Tipton for...
, in a building which was enlarged 25 years later. A nursery unit for 4 year olds was added in the 1960s, extending its age range to include 3 years during the 1980s. It remained at this site until 1992, when it relocated to a new building in nearby Robert Road. The old building was demolished in 1995 and a new community centre opened in its place a year later.
It takes its name from the parish church of St Paul, which opened in Owen Street in 1839.
Tipton Green Junior School
Tipton Green Junior School is located in TiptonTipton
Tipton is a town in the Sandwell borough of the West Midlands, England, with a population of around 47,000. Tipton is located about halfway between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation and is a part of the Black Country....
, West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, England.
The school opened in 1880 on Sedgley Road West, and remained at this location for 96 years until a new building opened on Park Lane West.
Mr Lawrence Rouse is the school's current head teacher and there are around 270 pupils on the roll, aged from 7 to 11. Younger pupils attend the nearby Victoria Infant School
Victoria Infant School
Victoria Infant School may refer to:*Victoria Infant School — Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria*Victoria Infant School — Tipton, West Midlands...
, which opened in September 1995 to replace Manor Road Infant School.
Its most recent Ofsted
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
inspection was in March 2007, when it was rated as a "satisfactory" school which was "rapidly improving".
Despite being just over 30 years old, rebuilding work began in spring 2010 and is expected to be completed in 2012.
Hargate Primary School
Hargate Primary School is sited in TantanyTantany
Tantany is a residential area of West Bromwich. It is situated to the north of the town centre and consists predominantly of council housing constructed during the 1920s...
, West Bromwich
West Bromwich
West Bromwich is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England. It is north west of Birmingham lying on the A41 London-to-Birkenhead road. West Bromwich is part of the Black Country...
, England, opposite West Bromwich Baptist Church.
Its school jumper colour is dark blue with the logo of red and white. The logo is two children holding hands and the with the words saying "Forward Together Hargate". The school is a mixed school for boys and girls and also takes in children with disabilities such as those with hearing difficulties. The school tries to meet every child's need as the school gives those who are hard of hearing someone to help them understand the teacher. The school has 8 classes including a nursery. The nursery has a morning nursery and an afternoon nursery. When the children break up for both Christmas and 6 weeks holidays the children get a school disco. The current year 6 presents a school leaver show and all the children in year 6 get a little gift which varies every year though recently it has been teddy bears with the school logo on.
52.5247°N 1.9952°W
See also
- List of schools in Sandwell
- Other secondary school in Sandwell
- Colleges in SandwellColleges in SandwellThere are many Colleges in the Cradley Heath, Wednesbury, Oldbury and West Bromwich districts of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell. While their individual histories and roles in society are only minor they have as a whole, like all the more noted local secondary schools, contributed greatly to...
- Other primary schools in the Metropolitan Borough of DudleyOther primary schools in the Metropolitan Borough of DudleyThere are many minor primary schools in the Netherton, Halesowen, Brierley Hill, Gornal, Wrens Nest Estate, Kates Hill estate, Russells Hall Estate, Kingswinford, Dudley and Sedgley districts of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley...
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- Wood Green High School College of Sport - Wednesbury
- George Salter High School
- Heathfield Foundation Technology College
- Sandwell Academy
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