West Bromwich Collegiate Academy
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Sandwell
Kelvin Way, West Bromwich, B70 7LE
61
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 20/02/2024
Application demand
62%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.5%
19.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
774
Capacity used
Over capacity103%
750 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
62%
1st preference success rate
120 of 195 families who put it first got an offer
147
Places offered
571
Total applications
3.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 195 | 120 | ● 62% |
| 2nd preference | 170 | 20 | ● 12% |
| 3rd preference | 104 | 3 | ● 3% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 102 | 4 | ● 4% |
| Total | 571 | 147 | 26% |
1st preference success by year
Sandwell lets families list 6 preferences. 21 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mary Henderson
- Address
- Kelvin Way, West Bromwich, B70 7LE
- Phone
- 01213934850
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Ward / constituency
- Greets Green & Lyng · West Bromwich
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147182
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 39% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 48% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST
774 pupils · 750 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
20 February 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 799 pupils
Attendance
92.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
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 | 43.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.05 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.02 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 37% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 59.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 72.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.23 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 154 | — |
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.
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 | 154 | 15% | 40% | 62% | |
| English Language | 154 | 18% | 48% | 68% | |
| English Literature | 142 | 20% | 63% | 82% | |
| Combined Science | 123 | 10% | 28% | 46% | |
| German | 103 | 12% | 26% | 41% | |
| Geography | 96 | 21% | 48% | 57% | |
| Business | 62 | 8% | 32% | 52% | |
| History | 48 | 35% | 69% | 75% | |
| Design & Technology | 41 | 2% | 34% | 63% | |
| Art and Design | 34 | 18% | 68% | 82% | |
| Computer Science | 30 | 13% | 47% | 63% | |
| Biology | 29 | 41% | 83% | 97% |
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.