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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 25 October 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 15 April 2015Graded 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 entry362 applications · 227 places offered · 191 named it first
- 2026 1.6; Sandwell median median 2.4
- 2025 1.5; Sandwell median median 2.0
- 2024 1.6; Sandwell median median 2.0
- 2023 1.7; Sandwell median median 1.8
- 2022 1.6; Sandwell median median 1.9
- 2021 2.2; Sandwell median median 2.1
- 2020 1.8; Sandwell median median 2.1
- 2019 1.7; Sandwell median median 1.9
- 2018 1.8; Sandwell median median 2.0
- 2017 1.6; Sandwell median median 2.2
- 2016 1.5; Sandwell median median 2.0
- 2015 1.0; Sandwell median median 1.9
- 2014 1.2; 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 | 227 | 362 | 1.6 | 191 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2025 | 237 | 347 | 1.5 | 207 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2024 | 237 | 374 | 1.6 | 234 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2023 | 230 | 395 | 1.7 | 249 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2022 | 237 | 372 | 1.6 | 228 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2021 | 204 | 440 | 2.2 | 268 | 1.31 |
| Sep 2020 | 237 | 418 | 1.8 | 254 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2019 | 239 | 415 | 1.7 | 224 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2018 | 209 | 376 | 1.8 | 231 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2017 | 210 | 339 | 1.6 | 206 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2016 | 200 | 292 | 1.5 | 167 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2015 | 203 | 212 | 1.0 | 130 | 0.64 |
| Sep 2014 | 201 | 248 | 1.2 | 145 | 0.72 |
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.) | 205 | 44.7 | 43% | 62% | – |
| 2024/25 | 233 | 42.3 | 37% | 59% | – |
| 2023/24 | 235 | 39.9 | 33% | 49% | −0.38 |
| 2022/23 | 207 | 43.2 | 39% | 56% | −0.18 |
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
- Ormiston Sandwell Community AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.6applications per place 44.7Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · SandwellGood20244.0applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · SandwellRemains Good20232.2applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · SandwellGraded · no overall grade20251.5applications per place 34.1Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · SandwellRemains Good20232.4applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · SandwellRequires improvement20232.6applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · SandwellNot yet inspected2.9applications per place
- 3.4 km · DudleyGood20241.7applications per place 41.6Attainment 8
- 3.7 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
- 135979 · 333/6910
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,100 pupils · 1,139 on roll
- Free school meals
- 34.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2009
- Replaced
- Tividale Community Arts College (URN 104014)
- Address
- Lower City Road, Oldbury, B69 2HE
- Local authority
- Sandwell
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources