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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 22 September 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 14 March 2013Graded 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 entry496 applications · 199 places offered · 185 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.5; Sandwell median median 2.4
- 2025 2.5; Sandwell median median 2.0
- 2024 2.7; Sandwell median median 2.0
- 2023 2.6; Sandwell median median 1.8
- 2022 2.8; Sandwell median median 1.9
- 2021 3.0; Sandwell median median 2.1
- 2020 3.0; Sandwell median median 2.1
- 2019 3.3; Sandwell median median 1.9
- 2018 3.3; Sandwell median median 2.0
- 2017 3.1; Sandwell median median 2.2
- 2016 3.2; Sandwell median median 2.0
- 2015 3.0; Sandwell median median 1.9
- 2014 3.0; 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 | 199 | 496 | 2.5 | 185 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2025 | 204 | 506 | 2.5 | 197 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2024 | 218 | 594 | 2.7 | 237 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2023 | 212 | 556 | 2.6 | 192 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2022 | 209 | 594 | 2.8 | 222 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2021 | 205 | 619 | 3.0 | 202 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2020 | 214 | 633 | 3.0 | 228 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2019 | 209 | 699 | 3.3 | 223 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2018 | 208 | 680 | 3.3 | 225 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2017 | 202 | 635 | 3.1 | 217 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2016 | 209 | 668 | 3.2 | 232 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2015 | 179 | 533 | 3.0 | 190 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2014 | 179 | 528 | 3.0 | 181 | 1.01 |
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.) | 207 | 44.1 | 46% | 66% | – |
| 2024/25 | 216 | 44.2 | 45% | 69% | – |
| 2023/24 | 211 | 44.5 | 46% | 71% | −0.29 |
| 2022/23 | 206 | 45.5 | 48% | 67% | −0.15 |
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
- Q3 Academy Great BarrThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.5applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · WalsallGood20224.6applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · BirminghamGood20244.1applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · Walsall20261.4applications per place 42.9Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · BirminghamGraded · no overall grade20242.9applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · BirminghamGood20234.2applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · WalsallOutstanding20234.5applications per place 72.6Attainment 8 Selective
- 3.8 km · WalsallRemains Good20232.4applications per place 36.5Attainment 8
- 3.8 km · SandwellGood20232.2applications per place 38.9Attainment 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
- 135449 · 333/6908
- Trust
- The Mercian Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Christian
- Capacity
- 1,150 pupils · 1,153 on roll
- Free school meals
- 26.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 September 2008
- Replaced
- Dartmouth High School (URN 104005)
- Address
- Wilderness Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 7SD
- Local authority
- Sandwell
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources