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Shireland Collegiate Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy

Waterloo Road, Smethwick B66 4ND · collegiateacademy.org.uk · 0121 558 8086

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
44.5
average Attainment 8 score. Sandwell 41.8, England 46
Demand for places
1.4
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,585
394 over 1,191 places · 133%
Local authority
Sandwell
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
44.4%
First language not English
47.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 332 families put the school first and 244 places were offered; 69% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 260 (Places 246)260September 2023: 304 (Places 248)304September 2024: 331 (Places 242)331September 2025: 301 (Places 248)301September 2026: 332 (Places 244)332Places 244
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262443321.4▲69%
September 2025Sept 20252483011.2▲73%
September 2024Sept 20242423311.4▲69%
September 2023Sept 20232483041.2▲72%
September 2022Sept 20222462601.1▲75%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.5, and 37% 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 (29.1 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 45.6 (England 46.3)45.62017/18: 43.4 (England 46.5)43.42018/19: 45.0 (England 46.7)45.02021/22: 49.9 (England 48.8)49.92022/23: 47.0 (England 46.3)47.02023/24: 47.6 (England 45.9)47.62024/25: 44.5 (England 46.0)44.5England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●44.546.0
▼37.0%45.4%
▼59.6%64.8%
▼30.0%40.5%
▼3.684.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form50.8−12.4
Sixth form college2.5−0.5
Further education34.2+12.3
Other education0.4—
Apprenticeship1.7+1.2
Employment0.8+0.3
Not in a lasting destination6.3−0.2
Activity not captured3.3−1.2

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 22.1 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 27.3 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 26.8 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 24.5 (England 32.9)D+2021/22: 32.4 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 29.3 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 31.2 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 29.1 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
83 studentsC (29.1)Average 0.00
83 studentsC (29.1)Average 0.00
55 studentsDist- (31.6)Above average +0.27
8 studentsDist+ (40)Above average +0.64
19 studentsL2Merit (6.1)Average +0.33
4.8%AAB or better
91.1%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24101C (31.2)-0.17
2022/2396C (29.3)—
2021/2296C+ (32.4)—
2018/19103D+ (24.5)-0.23
2017/1873C- (26.8)-0.09
2016/1786C- (27.3)+0.14
2015/16105D+ (22.1)-0.14

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University64.2+6.9
Further and other education2.5−2.6
Further education1.6−1.8
Other education0.8−0.9
Apprenticeship2.4−2.7
Employment3.3−10.4
Not in a lasting destination17.9+4.2
Activity not captured9.8+4.7

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Shireland Collegiate Academy on 15 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
15 Oct 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formOutstanding

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2013

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2013Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Dec 2010Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
89%
Replies
56
4% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●91% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲93% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲92% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●89% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼66% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●86% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼84% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲97% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●79% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼71% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 66% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲68% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 34% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲80% agreeEngland 67%

based on 10 parents (18%) with SEND

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