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The Phoenix Collegiate
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Foundation school
Clarkes Lane, West Bromwich B71 2BX · aspirebelievesucceed.com · 0121 588 8384
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.8
- 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
- 1,770
- 88% of 2,008 places
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 45.9%
- First language not English
- 28.4%
- 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, 147 families put the school first and 188 places were offered; 100% 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 | 188 | 147 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 227 | 179 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 287 | 210 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 330 | 218 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 329 | 218 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.8, and 24.8% 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
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼24.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼47.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ●40.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.47 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 42.2 | +5.4 |
| Further education | 45.7 | +2.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5 | −2.6 |
| Employment | 1.2 | −1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.2 | −3.9 |
| Activity not captured | 3.2 | +1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93 students | C (29.1) | Below average -0.45 | |
| 96 students | C (28.5) | Below average -0.48 | |
| 68 students | Dist- (30.8) | Below average -0.31 | |
| 7 students | Dist (35.7) | Average +0.34 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 94 | C (30.1) | -0.32 |
| 2022/23 | 71 | C+ (32.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 84 | C+ (34.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 87 | C- (27) | -0.24 |
| 2017/18 | 61 | C (28.4) | -0.18 |
| 2016/17 | 71 | C (31.1) | +0.22 |
| 2015/16 | 88 | C (29.1) | +0.09 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 69.2 | +17.7 |
| Further education | 3.1 | +0.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8 | −0.7 |
| Employment | 9.2 | −14.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.8 | −2.8 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | −0.7 |
Ofsted
The Phoenix Collegiate was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 14 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 14 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good May 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (112 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Replies
- 112
- 6% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 51% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (14%) with SEND