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Sandwell Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Halfords Lane, West Bromwich B71 4LG · sandwellacademy.com · 0121 525 1700
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Sandwell 41.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,463
- 213 over 1,250 places · 117%
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 32.5%
- First language not English
- 48.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 321 families put the school first and 197 places were offered; 46% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 197 | 321 | 1.6▲ | 46% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 196 | 390 | 2▲ | 41% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 196 | 414 | 2.1▲ | 37% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 192 | 458 | 2.4▲ | 36% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 194 | 492 | 2.5▲ | 33% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.1, and 52% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sandwell it was 41.8, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲52.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲72.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲56.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.44 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 50.5 | +5.1 |
| Sixth form college | 3.5 | −7.3 |
| Further education | 36.9 | +3.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.5 | −4.1 |
| Employment | 0.5 | −1.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.6 | +3.5 |
| Activity not captured | 1.5 | +1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 139 students | C+ (34.7) | Above average +0.29 | |
| 139 students | C+ (34.7) | Above average +0.29 | |
| 115 students | Dist- (32.6) | Above average +0.18 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 93 | C+ (34.8) | +0.14 |
| 2022/23 | 104 | C+ (33.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 153 | C (31.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 113 | C (28.6) | +0.06 |
| 2017/18 | 157 | C- (27) | -0.12 |
| 2016/17 | 166 | C+ (32) | +0.43 |
| 2015/16 | 181 | C+ (33.2) | +0.68 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 61 | −7.5 |
| Further education | 2 | −2.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5 | +2.5 |
| Employment | 16.2 | +0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.7 | +4.8 |
| Activity not captured | 6.5 | +2.1 |
Ofsted
Sandwell Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 14 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 14 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Nov 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (118 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 118
- 9% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (14%) with SEND