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Oldbury Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy

Pound Road, Oldbury B68 8NE · oldburyacademy.co.uk · 0121 533 3750

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
37.4
average Attainment 8 score. Sandwell 41.8, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Sandwell Council
Demand for places
0.5
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,193
77% of 1,550 places
Local authority
Sandwell
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
53.6%
First language not English
43.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Stour Vale Academy Trust

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, 82 families put the school first and 169 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 101 (Places 191)101September 2023: 82 (Places 239)82September 2024: 84 (Places 202)84September 2025: 72 (Places 121)72September 2026: 82 (Places 169)82Places 169
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026169820.5100%
September 2025Sept 2025121720.6100%
September 2024Sept 2024202840.4100%
September 2023Sept 2023239820.3100%
September 2022Sept 20221911010.5100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.4, and 31.2% 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 C- (27.6 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: 42.8 (England 46.3)42.82017/18: 39.9 (England 46.5)39.92018/19: 42.6 (England 46.7)42.62021/22: 43.5 (England 48.8)43.52022/23: 39.2 (England 46.3)39.22023/24: 40.8 (England 45.9)40.82024/25: 37.4 (England 46.0)37.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼37.446.0
▼31.2%45.4%
▼50.2%64.8%
▼16.5%40.5%
▼3.264.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form10+5.8
Sixth form college7.3−2.4
Further education68.1−2.8
Other education0.7—
Apprenticeship0.7−2.8
Not in a lasting destination7.6−1.4
Activity not captured5.6+4.6

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

15/1616/1717/182015/16: 23.0 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 25.4 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 27.6 (England 32.1)C-England 32.1
2017/18TrendAverage gradeProgress
34 studentsC- (27.6)Average +0.08
34 studentsC- (27.6)Average +0.08
Applied general21 studentsMerit+ (29.9)Above average +0.47
Technical certificate7 studentsL2Merit (6)—
0%AAB or better
96.4%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2016/1718C- (25.4)+0.45
2015/1640D+ (23)-0.22

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/18
Left in 2017/18Since 2016/17
University52+4
Further education2—
Apprenticeship10−3
Employment15−11
Not in a lasting destination8+2
Activity not captured13+7

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Oldbury Academy on 2 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
2 Jun 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Dec 2021Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Dec 2017Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Sept 2015Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

What parents said

53% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (40 replies, to 4 April 2022).

Recommend
53%
Replies
40
3% · 4 Apr 2022
Child is happy at school▼65% agreeEngland 90%
Child feels safe▼58% agreeEngland 92%
Pupils are well behaved▼65% agreeEngland 86%
School has high expectations▼70% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼73% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼50% agreeEngland 79%
Told how child is doing▼55% agreeEngland 83%
Good range of subjects▼73% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼58% agreeEngland 87%
Supports personal development▼65% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼55% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 83% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●48% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 63% who had a child bullied

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