Foundation school · Sandwell

The Phoenix Collegiate

11–18Ages
1,770Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136091URN

Clarkes Lane, West Bromwich, B71 2BX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.2 below Sandwell median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Sandwell

404 applications for 188 places · 15th of 22 in Sandwell

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.9of 90

Sandwell 41.4 England 46.0

18th of 20 in Sandwell

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 14 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		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 entry

2.2applications per place, Year 7

0.2 below Sandwell median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

404 applications · 188 places offered · 147 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.2; Sandwell median median 2.4
2025 1.7; Sandwell median median 2.0
2024 1.5; Sandwell median median 2.0
2023 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.8
2022 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.9
2021 1.3; Sandwell median median 2.1
2020 1.3; Sandwell median median 2.1
2019 1.3; Sandwell median median 1.9
2018 1.1; Sandwell median median 2.0
2017 1.1; Sandwell median median 2.2
2016 1.2; Sandwell median median 2.0
2015 1.2; Sandwell median median 1.9
2014 1.2; Sandwell median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Sandwell median in 0 of 13 years.

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	188	404	2.2	147	0.78
Sep 2025	227	380	1.7	179	0.79
Sep 2024	287	426	1.5	210	0.73
Sep 2023	330	457	1.4	218	0.66
Sep 2022	329	429	1.3	218	0.66
Sep 2021	300	400	1.3	194	0.65
Sep 2020	323	418	1.3	193	0.60
Sep 2019	288	373	1.3	160	0.56
Sep 2018	317	348	1.1	146	0.46
Sep 2017	329	360	1.1	161	0.49
Sep 2016	306	355	1.2	152	0.50
Sep 2015	256	309	1.2	124	0.48
Sep 2014	239	279	1.2	131	0.55

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

323 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.918th of 20 in Sandwell

Sandwell 41.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths27%19th of 20 in Sandwell

Sandwell 36% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths46%

Sandwell 54% England 66%

This school
Sandwell median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.17

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	323	38.9	27%	46%	–
2024/25	331	39.8	25%	47%	–
2023/24	341	44.0	37%	59%	+0.17
2022/23	333	42.2	35%	53%	−0.16

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

The Phoenix CollegiateThis school
This school

Good2023

2.2applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
Wodensborough Ormiston Academy
1.2 km · Sandwell

2025

1.9applications per place 41.0Attainment 8
Shireland CBSO Academy
1.8 km · Sandwell

Not yet inspected

2.9applications per place
George Salter Academy
1.8 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
Shireland Biomedical Utc
1.9 km · Sandwell

Requires improvement2023

2.6applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
Wood Green Academy
2.8 km · Sandwell

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School
2.9 km · Sandwell

Good2024

2.6applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Joseph Leckie Academy
3.1 km · Walsall

2026

1.4applications per place 42.9Attainment 8
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy
3.3 km · Sandwell

Good2024

4.0applications per place 48.4Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136091 · 333/4028
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 2,008 pupils · 1,770 on roll
Free school meals: 45.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2010
Address: Clarkes Lane, West Bromwich, B71 2BX
Local authority: Sandwell

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources