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Secondary · University technical college · Mixed · Sandwell
350 High Street, West Bromwich, B70 8DJ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 28/11/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.5%
28.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
520
Capacity used
Has space87%
600 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
55 of 55 families who put it first got an offer
104
Places offered
180
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 55 | 55 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 59 | 14 | ● 24% |
| 3rd preference | 37 | 7 | ● 19% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 29 | 3 | ● 10% |
| Total | 180 | 79 | 44% |
1st preference success by year
Sandwell lets families list 6 preferences. 11 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Gulfam Shahzad
- Address
- 350 High Street, West Bromwich, B70 8DJ
- Phone
- 01218281123
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Ward / constituency
- West Bromwich Central · West Bromwich
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141813
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 52% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 49% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST
520 pupils · 600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
28 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 375 pupils
Attendance
91.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 23.67 | — | — |
Average grade: D+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 0 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2022/2023)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 26.83 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 13.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 27 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 15 | 7% | 7% | 33% | |
| Biology | 14 | 7% | 14% | 50% | |
| Chemistry | 13 | 8% | 15% | 31% | |
| Mathematics | 9 | 0% | 0% | 22% | |
| Sociology | 6 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| Physics | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Music | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 63% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 67% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Sandwell council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.