Academy converter · Sandwell

Oldbury Academy

11–16Ages
1,193Pupils
SecondaryPhase
137701URN

Pound Road, Oldbury, B68 8NE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.4 above Sandwell median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Sandwell

465 applications for 169 places · 7th of 22 in Sandwell

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.5of 90

Sandwell 41.4 England 46.0

16th of 20 in Sandwell

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 2 June 2026Published 16 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

2 June 2026
Report card · 4 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
7 December 2021
Graded 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 entry

2.8applications per place, Year 7

0.4 above Sandwell median (2.4) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

465 applications · 169 places offered · 82 named it first

2026 2.8; Sandwell median median 2.4
2025 2.7; Sandwell median median 2.0
2024 1.9; Sandwell median median 2.0
2023 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Sandwell median median 1.9
2021 1.7; Sandwell median median 2.1
2020 1.6; Sandwell median median 2.1
2019 1.6; Sandwell median median 1.9
2018 2.2; Sandwell median median 2.0
2017 2.2; Sandwell median median 2.2
2016 2.4; Sandwell median median 2.0
2015 2.1; Sandwell median median 1.9
2014 2.3; 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	169	465	2.8	82	0.49
Sep 2025	121	332	2.7	72	0.60
Sep 2024	202	383	1.9	84	0.42
Sep 2023	239	345	1.4	82	0.34
Sep 2022	191	335	1.8	101	0.53
Sep 2021	214	356	1.7	89	0.42
Sep 2020	210	333	1.6	73	0.35
Sep 2019	282	459	1.6	123	0.44
Sep 2018	220	485	2.2	128	0.58
Sep 2017	219	482	2.2	132	0.60
Sep 2016	239	584	2.4	160	0.67
Sep 2015	309	660	2.1	244	0.79
Sep 2014	308	709	2.3	236	0.77

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

266 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.516th of 20 in Sandwell

Sandwell 41.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths30%14th of 20 in Sandwell

Sandwell 36% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths53%

Sandwell 54% England 66%

This school
Sandwell median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.09

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	266	39.5	30%	53%	–
2024/25	285	37.4	31%	50%	–
2023/24	301	40.8	36%	57%	−0.09
2022/23	285	39.2	30%	48%	−0.08

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

Oldbury AcademyThis school
This school

2026

2.8applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
Q3 Academy Langley
0.8 km · Sandwell

Improved significantly2024

3.1applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
Bristnall Hall Academy
1.2 km · Sandwell

Outstanding2023

4.4applications per place 51.6Attainment 8
Perryfields Academy
1.4 km · Sandwell

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

2.4applications per place 41.4Attainment 8
Holly Lodge High School College of Science
2.5 km · Sandwell

2026

1.5applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
Leasowes High School
2.6 km · Dudley

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 40.2Attainment 8
St Michael's Church of England High School
2.6 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
Lift Four Dwellings Secondary
2.8 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.9applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
Shireland Collegiate Academy
3.1 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 45.7Attainment 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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137701 · 333/4110
Trust: Stour Vale Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,550 pupils · 1,193 on roll
Free school meals: 53.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2011
Replaced: Oldbury College of Sport (URN 104011); Langley High School (URN 104017)
Address: Pound Road, Oldbury, B68 8NE
Local authority: Sandwell

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