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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 24 May 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 17 May 2017Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry488 applications · 218 places offered · 153 named it first
- 2026 2.2; Sandwell median median 2.4
- 2025 2.0; Sandwell median median 2.0
- 2024 2.4; Sandwell median median 2.0
- 2023 2.4; Sandwell median median 1.8
- 2022 2.3; Sandwell median median 1.9
- 2021 2.8; Sandwell median median 2.1
- 2020 2.7; Sandwell median median 2.1
- 2019 2.4; Sandwell median median 1.9
- 2018 3.3; Sandwell median median 2.0
- 2017 3.2; Sandwell median median 2.2
- 2016 3.5; Sandwell median median 2.0
- 2015 2.7; Sandwell median median 1.9
- 2014 2.5; Sandwell median median 1.8
- This school
- Sandwell median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 218 | 488 | 2.2 | 153 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2025 | 248 | 489 | 2.0 | 197 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2024 | 245 | 579 | 2.4 | 243 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2023 | 247 | 593 | 2.4 | 251 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2022 | 249 | 582 | 2.3 | 221 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2021 | 246 | 697 | 2.8 | 267 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2020 | 250 | 682 | 2.7 | 246 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2019 | 270 | 655 | 2.4 | 273 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2018 | 200 | 658 | 3.3 | 271 | 1.36 |
| Sep 2017 | 199 | 638 | 3.2 | 286 | 1.44 |
| Sep 2016 | 201 | 699 | 3.5 | 329 | 1.64 |
| Sep 2015 | 199 | 539 | 2.7 | 273 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2014 | 200 | 491 | 2.5 | 222 | 1.11 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 248 | 40.5 | 36% | 54% | – |
| 2024/25 | 256 | 39.6 | 31% | 50% | – |
| 2023/24 | 268 | 42.5 | 36% | 61% | −0.04 |
| 2022/23 | 196 | 44.4 | 40% | 62% | −0.13 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- George Salter AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.2applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
- 1.0 km · SandwellRequires improvement20232.6applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · SandwellNot yet inspected2.9applications per place
- 1.8 km · SandwellGood20232.2applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · SandwellGood20244.0applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · SandwellRemains Good20231.6applications per place 44.7Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · Sandwell20251.9applications per place 41.0Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · SandwellGraded · no overall grade20251.5applications per place 34.1Attainment 8
- 3.5 km · Sandwell20261.5applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 135234 · 333/6907
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,370 pupils · 1,377 on roll
- Free school meals
- 40.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2007
- Replaced
- George Collegiate Academy (URN 104009)
- Address
- Davey Road, West Bromwich, B70 9UW
- Local authority
- Sandwell
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources