Schools by area › Sandwell › High Point Academy
High Point Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Special free school
Friar Park Road, Wednesbury WS10 0JS · highpoint.fet.ac · 0121 594 0750
On the mapSearch near WS10 0JS
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 6.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Sandwell 41.8, England 46
- Pupils
- 115
- 3 over 112 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 47%
- First language not English
- 12.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 6.8, and 0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼6.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.17 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
Left in 2023/24
| Further education | 63.6 |
|---|---|
| Other education | 18.2 |
| Activity not captured | 18.2 |
Ofsted
High Point Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 8 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (26 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 26
- 27% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (100%) with SEND