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West Bromwich Collegiate Academy

Kelvin Way, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 7LE ·

Ofsted:Good· 2024

At a glance

A state secondary free school for ages 11–16 in West Bromwich. Rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection (February 2024). GCSE results are around the England average (Attainment 8: 45.3 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 205 families put it first for 151 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–16
Pupils: 774
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: No
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Sandwell
Academy trust: SHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher: Mrs Mary Henderson
Opened: Sept 2019

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Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 20 Feb 2024

GoodOverall effectiveness

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Outstanding

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 154 pupils

Attainment 8

45.3

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

37%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

59.7%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

-0.05

2023/24 · CI -0.27 to 0.17

This school

45.3

Sandwell

41.8

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

151

1st preferences

205

All applications

598

1st prefs per place

1.36

More first choices than places

127 of 205 first-preference applicants were offered a place (62%).

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

779

Capacity

750

103% full

Girls / boys

48/52

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)36.3%
English as an additional language47%
SEN support12.8%
Education, Health and Care plan3.5%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.