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Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Lower City Road, Oldbury B69 2HE · ormistonsandwell.org.uk · 0121 552 5501
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Sandwell 41.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Sandwell Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,139
- 39 over 1,100 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 34.2%
- First language not English
- 24.3%
- 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, 191 families put the school first and 227 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 | 227 | 191 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 237 | 207 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 237 | 234 | 1 | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 230 | 249 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 237 | 228 | 1 | 88% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | 1.53 mi2.47 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.97 mi1.56 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 42.3, and 37.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sandwell it was 41.8, and across England 46.
In 2017/18 the average A level result was grade D (19.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼59.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼3.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.43 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2.6 | −0.3 |
| Sixth form college | 12.8 | +2.1 |
| Further education | 71.9 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.9 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 1.7 | −1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.8 | +0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 3.4 | +1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2017/18 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 students | D (19.2) | Average -0.28 | |
| 10 students | D (19.2) | Average -0.28 | |
| Applied general7 students | Merit- (23.2) | Average -0.41 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 24 | D (18.8) | -0.65 |
| 2015/16 | 20 | E+ (14.2) | -0.73 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2017/18 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 60 | +25 |
| Employment | 20 | +5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10 | −9 |
| Activity not captured | 10 | +6 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 25 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 24 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Apr 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement May 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
56% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (219 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 56%
- Replies
- 219
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 42 parents (19%) with SEND