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West Bromwich Collegiate Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Kelvin Way, West Bromwich B70 7LE · wbca.school · 0121 393 4850
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Sandwell 41.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 774
- 24 over 750 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 38.7%
- First language not English
- 44.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 205 families put the school first and 151 places were offered; 62% 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 | 151 | 205 | 1.4▲ | 62% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 147 | 195 | 1.3▲ | 62% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 150 | 181 | 1.2▲ | 65% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 151 | 193 | 1.3▲ | 63% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 150 | 177 | 1.2▲ | 69% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.3, and 37% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sandwell it was 41.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼59.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲72.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.23 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
Left in 2023/24
| School sixth form | 17.5 |
|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 5.4 |
| Further education | 64.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.8 |
| Activity not captured | 4.2 |
Ofsted
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 20 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 20 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (47 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 47
- 6% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (21%) with SEND