West Bromwich Collegiate Academy

West Bromwich Collegiate Academy has demonstrated a good overall performance during its first inspection. The school exhibits high expectations for both academic achievement and personal development, fostering a positive environment where pupils feel safe and valued. Staff and students share mutual respect, contributing to outstanding behavior and attitudes among pupils. The school's commitment to integrating into the local community is noteworthy, facilitating a range of extra-curricular opportunities that enhance pupils' educational experience. However, the report identifies a need for improvement in consistently checking pupils' understanding to close knowledge gaps effectively.

Strengths

• Exceptional emphasis on personal development and community integration.
• Outstanding behavior and respectful relationships among staff and pupils.
• High-quality curriculum tailored to pupil needs, including 'Literacy for Life'.
• Exceptional identification and support for pupils with SEND.
• High parental satisfaction with staff and school community focus.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checking of pupil understanding leading to knowledge gaps.

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 West Bromwich Collegiate Academy attended 92.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 19.1% 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, 4.7% of pupils at West Bromwich Collegiate Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were 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 West Bromwich Collegiate Academy had 14.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.4% 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, 9.9% of pupils at West Bromwich Collegiate Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.9% 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 West Bromwich Collegiate Academy received £8,882 and spent £8,852 for each of its 783 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £367,000 (£469 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

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

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

What is West Bromwich Collegiate Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for West Bromwich Collegiate Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was West Bromwich Collegiate Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

West Bromwich Collegiate Academy was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does West Bromwich Collegiate Academy have?

West Bromwich Collegiate Academy has 774 pupils on roll.

What age range does West Bromwich Collegiate Academy cover?

West Bromwich Collegiate Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are West Bromwich Collegiate Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 48.4, and 46% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is West Bromwich Collegiate Academy?

West Bromwich Collegiate Academy is at Kelvin Way, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 7LE.