Schools by area › Sandwell › George Salter Academy
George Salter Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy
Davey Road, West Bromwich B70 9UW · georgesalter.com · 0121 553 4665
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Sandwell 41.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Sandwell Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,377
- 7 over 1,370 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 40.9%
- First language not English
- 54.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Sandwell Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 153 families put the school first and 218 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 218 | 153 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 248 | 197 | 0.8 | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 245 | 243 | 1 | 84% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 247 | 251 | 1▲ | 82% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 249 | 221 | 0.9 | 86% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | 1.94 mi3.12 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.16 mi1.86 km | |
The council gives N/A for the furthest distance: no distance was needed (the school was not over-subscribed).
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.6, and 30.9% 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 (28.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼30.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼50.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼20.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.37 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 42.9 | −4.3 |
| Sixth form college | 0.7 | −0.3 |
| Further education | 48.9 | +6.7 |
| Other education | 0.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1 | −1.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3 | −2.5 |
| Activity not captured | 3 | +2.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 students | C (28.9) | Average -0.13 | |
| 76 students | C (28.8) | Below average -0.17 | |
| 66 students | Merit (25.6) | Average -0.04 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 78 | D+ (24.5) | -0.15 |
| 2022/23 | 88 | C (28.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 78 | C- (25.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 80 | C- (25.9) | -0.22 |
| 2017/18 | 119 | C (30.1) | +0.08 |
| 2016/17 | 95 | C (30.6) | +0.40 |
| 2015/16 | 129 | C- (27.7) | +0.23 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 84.4 | +5.6 |
| Other education | 1.2 | −3.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1 | −5.2 |
| Employment | 4.4 | −0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.4 | +0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 4.4 | +3.1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 24 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for George Salter Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 23 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2016Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective
What parents said
62% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (53 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 62%
- Replies
- 53
- 4% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 68% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (23%) with SEND