Academy converter · Sandwell

Perryfields Academy

11–16Ages
682Pupils
SecondaryPhase
148267URN

Oldacre Road, Oldbury, B68 0RG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2018

School remains Good (Concerns)Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Sandwell median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Sandwell

240 applications for 101 places · 13th of 22 in Sandwell

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.4of 90

Sandwell 41.4 England 46.0

11th of 20 in Sandwell

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2018

School remains Good (Concerns)Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024

Inspection history

10 July 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)
16 January 2018
Graded inspection: Good · as Perryfields High School Specialist Maths and Computing College, URN 104012

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

2.4applications per place, Year 7

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

240 applications · 101 places offered · 58 named it first

2026 2.4; Sandwell median median 2.4
2025 2.7; Sandwell median median 2.0
2024 2.0; Sandwell median median 2.0
2023 1.8; Sandwell median median 1.8
2022 2.7; Sandwell median median 1.9
2021 2.4; Sandwell median median 2.1; as the previous school
2020 2.3; Sandwell median median 2.1; as the previous school
2019 2.0; Sandwell median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 2.2; Sandwell median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 2.6; Sandwell median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 2.5; Sandwell median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Sandwell median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Sandwell median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Sandwell median

Dashed bars: as Perryfields High School Specialist Maths and Computing College (URN 104012), the previous school.

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	101	240	2.4	58	0.57
Sep 2025	87	233	2.7	58	0.67
Sep 2024	126	255	2.0	59	0.47
Sep 2023	180	331	1.8	121	0.67
Sep 2022	124	333	2.7	79	0.64
Sep 2021 *	171	404	2.4	102	0.60
Sep 2020 *	171	385	2.3	102	0.60
Sep 2019 *	209	415	2.0	118	0.56
Sep 2018 *	191	415	2.2	143	0.75
Sep 2017 *	177	465	2.6	140	0.79
Sep 2016 *	207	521	2.5	153	0.74
Sep 2015 *	237	547	2.3	205	0.86
Sep 2014 *	235	632	2.7	259	1.10

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

153 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.411th of 20 in Sandwell

Sandwell 41.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths33%13th of 20 in Sandwell

Sandwell 36% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths52%

Sandwell 54% England 66%

This school
Sandwell median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.55

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	153	41.4	33%	52%	–
2024/25	200	43.8	39%	62%	–
2023/24	226	39.1	29%	48%	−0.55
2022/23	221	41.3	34%	56%	−0.36

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

Perryfields AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

2.4applications per place 41.4Attainment 8
Leasowes High School
1.4 km · Dudley

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 40.2Attainment 8
Oldbury Academy
1.4 km · Sandwell

2026

2.8applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
Lift Four Dwellings Secondary
1.5 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.9applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
Q3 Academy Langley
2.1 km · Sandwell

Improved significantly2024

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

Outstanding2023

4.4applications per place 51.6Attainment 8
St Michael's Church of England High School
3.1 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
3.1 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
The Earls High School
3.1 km · Dudley

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 46.8Attainment 8

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 148267 · 333/4111
Trust: Broadleaf Partnership Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,200 pupils · 682 on roll
Free school meals: 38.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2021
Replaced: Perryfields High School Specialist Maths and Computing College (URN 104012)
Address: Oldacre Road, Oldbury, B68 0RG
Local authority: Sandwell

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