Shireland Biomedical Utc

Shireland Biomedical University Technical College is currently rated as requiring improvement overall, reflecting the challenges it faces in delivering consistent educational quality. There have been notable improvements since the school joined the Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust, especially concerning behavior and the calm atmosphere within the school. However, leaders acknowledge that there are inconsistencies in meeting the high expectations set for pupil achievement, particularly in key stage 3. While the sixth form shows strength, especially in applied courses with effective support for student success, the overall curriculum still needs enhancement to fully support all pupils, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Pupils value the calm and orderly environment.
• Strong support and high attainment in the sixth form.
• Effective collaboration with Birmingham City University enhances vocational learning opportunities.
• High attendance rates and good behaviour management systems.
• Clear identification of key knowledge needed for students in applied courses.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistency in curriculum delivery across key stage 3.
• Underdeveloped personal development curriculum and limited uptake of extra-curricular opportunities.
• Inadequate training for some teachers which affects the delivery of the 'literacy4life' curriculum.
• Variable adaptations for pupils with SEND leading to inconsistent learning experiences.
• Need for a more structured approach to teaching reading skills for weaker readers.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Shireland Biomedical Utc attended 91.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 28.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.8% of pupils at Shireland Biomedical Utc were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Shireland Biomedical Utc had 15.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 32.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.7% of pupils at Shireland Biomedical Utc were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Shireland Biomedical Utc received £8,150 and spent £8,477 for each of its 420 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £557,000 (-£1,327 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust, income was £8,510 and spending £8,348 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in West Bromwich · Sandwell local authority: places and applications

Shireland Biomedical Utc is part of Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• Shireland CBSO Academy West Bromwich
• West Bromwich Collegiate Academy West Bromwich
• Tameside Primary Academy Wednesbury
• Holyhead Primary Academy Wednesbury
• Shireland Collegiate Academy Smethwick
• Shireland Technology Primary Smethwick
• Wallbrook Primary Academy Bilston
• Lightwoods Primary Academy Oldbury, Sandwell
• Newfield Park Primary Academy Halesowen
• Thorns Collegiate Academy Brierley Hill

What is Shireland Biomedical Utc's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Shireland Biomedical Utc is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in July 2025.

When was Shireland Biomedical Utc last inspected by Ofsted?

Shireland Biomedical Utc was last inspected in July 2025.

How many pupils does Shireland Biomedical Utc have?

Shireland Biomedical Utc has 520 pupils on roll.

What age range does Shireland Biomedical Utc cover?

Shireland Biomedical Utc for pupils aged 11 to 19.

What are Shireland Biomedical Utc's GCSE results?

In 2023 its average Attainment 8 score was 40.3, and 34% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Shireland Biomedical Utc?

Shireland Biomedical Utc is at 350 High Street, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 8DJ.