George Salter Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Sandwell
Davey Road, West Bromwich, B70 9UW
61
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
94%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.7%
28.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,377
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
1,370 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
94%
1st preference success rate
185 of 197 families who put it first got an offer
248
Places offered
489
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 197 | 185 | ● 94% |
| 2nd preference | 143 | 40 | ● 28% |
| 3rd preference | 85 | 17 | ● 20% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 64 | 6 | ● 9% |
| Total | 489 | 248 | 51% |
1st preference success by year
Sandwell lets families list 6 preferences. 10 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Adrian Price
- Address
- Davey Road, West Bromwich, B70 9UW
- Phone
- 01215534665
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Ward / constituency
- Greets Green & Lyng · West Bromwich
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135234
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 41% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 52% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
1,377 pupils · 1,370 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
24 May 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,299 pupils
Attendance
90.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.04 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 36% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.64 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 24.50 | — | — |
Average grade: D+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 30.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 50.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 20.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.37 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 256 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 28.87 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 10.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 76 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 256 | 11% | 36% | 55% | |
| English Language | 256 | 14% | 45% | 61% | |
| English Literature | 256 | 13% | 44% | 59% | |
| Combined Science | 196 | 3% | 16% | 36% | |
| Geography | 137 | 9% | 28% | 41% | |
| History | 131 | 12% | 32% | 42% | |
| Business | 104 | 7% | 27% | 45% | |
| Art and Design | 91 | 10% | 57% | 75% | |
| Computer Science | 61 | 13% | 31% | 46% | |
| Biology | 60 | 30% | 70% | 93% | |
| Physics | 60 | 22% | 67% | 87% | |
| Chemistry | 60 | 33% | 82% | 92% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 30 | 0% | 10% | 27% | |
| Chemistry | 22 | 5% | 18% | 23% | |
| Biology | 21 | 10% | 19% | 38% | |
| Sociology | 21 | 0% | 14% | 52% | |
| Mathematics | 15 | 13% | 13% | 13% | |
| Law | 13 | 0% | 0% | 31% | |
| Film Studies | 10 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |
| Geography | 9 | 0% | 11% | 33% | |
| Business Studies | 9 | 0% | 22% | 56% | |
| Physics | 8 | 0% | 0% | 13% | |
| English Literature | 8 | 0% | 0% | 38% | |
| History | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 17422: George Salter Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 79% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 84% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Sandwell council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.