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Ormiston SWB Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy
Dudley Street, Bilston WV14 0LN · ormistonswbacademy.org.uk · 01902 493797
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42
- average Attainment 8 score. Wolverhampton 44.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,209
- 95% of 1,270 places
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 55.6%
- First language not English
- 12.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 240 families put the school first and 225 places were offered; 86% 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 | 225 | 240 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 228 | 230 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 222 | 229 | 1▲ | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 223 | 235 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 229 | 272 | 1.2▲ | 74% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42, and 38.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wolverhampton it was 44.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (27.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42 | 46 | ||
| ▼38.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼24.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.57 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 135983)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 19.9 | −5.7 |
| Sixth form college | 0.9 | −0.6 |
| Further education | 61.1 | +7.9 |
| Other education | 0.9 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 1.4 | −0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.3 | −5 |
| Activity not captured | 5.6 | +3.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 students | C- (27.7) | Below average -0.32 | |
| 52 students | C- (26.8) | Below average -0.34 | |
| 51 students | Dist- (32.7) | Average +0.21 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 38 | D+ (24.7) | -0.41 |
| 2022/23 | 12 | B- (37) | — |
| 2021/22 | 30 | C+ (31.8) | — |
| 2018/19 | 39 | D+ (22.8) | -0.50 |
| 2017/18 | 36 | C- (25.2) | -0.24 |
| 2016/17 | 17 | D- (18.1) | -0.27 |
| 2015/16 | 14 | D+ (24.5) | +0.50 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 66 | +17.2 |
| Further education | 4.2 | −0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.1 | — |
| Employment | 12.8 | −9.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.8 | −9.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | −0.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Ormiston SWB Academy on 21 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 21 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 135983), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2017Requires improvement
Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135983)
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (18 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 18
- 2% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 72% who had a child bullied