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Sandwell College

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationWest BromwichSandwell
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Average A level gradeD+2024/25

Sandwell College is a further education in West Bromwich for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

1 Spon Lane, West Bromwich, B70 6AW0121 667 5000sandwell.ac.ukMs Lisa Capper principal & chief executiveAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

3,738 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeD+24.5 points per entry
A level progress-0.45Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better3%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished87%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students3,7383,6083,2513,0885,2834,308
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry24.5425.3726.5228.1824.6823.45
Average A level gradeD+C-C-C-D+D+
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS25.2627.1326.4826.8822.7222.40
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects3%3%2%3%1%2%
A level progressA level value added-0.45-0.41-0.05-0.13
Applied general courses: points per entry24.9524.0824.3426.93
T levels: points per entry30.2322.3828.0028.30
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed87%87%90%91%91%91%

A level subjects

32 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsSociology138Psychology137Business Studies106Mathematics98History85Biology77English Literature70Accounting and Finance68Law62Chemistry59Fine Art53Government and Politics48Media / Film / TV Studies46Film Studies45Physics44Economics43Graphics353D Studies34Geography32English Language and Literature27Religious Studies26English Language25Computer Science25French21Logic / Philosophy20Photography18Spanish13Environmental Science13Textiles8Mathematics (Further)7Electronics6Italian5
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Sociology138 entries · 11% A* or A · 99% passed
33%England 49%
Psychology137 entries · 2% A* or A · 96% passed
21%England 46%
Business Studies106 entries · 8% A* or A · 98% passed
33%England 47%
Mathematics98 entries · 14% A* or A · 95% passed
34%England 60%
History85 entries · 8% A* or A · 99% passed
35%England 55%
Biology77 entries · 12% A* or A · 96% passed
27%England 49%
English Literature70 entries · 10% A* or A · 97% passed
17%England 52%
Accounting and Finance68 entries · 4% A* or A · 85% passed
22%England 37%
Law62 entries · 19% A* or A · 97% passed
36%England 40%
Chemistry59 entries · 5% A* or A · 97% passed
25%England 53%
Fine Art53 entries · 17% A* or A · 98% passed
49%England 65%
Government and Politics48 entries · 6% A* or A · 96% passed
21%England 55%
Media / Film / TV Studies46 entries · 4% A* or A · 98% passed
30%England 46%
Film Studies45 entries · 7% A* or A · 98% passed
27%England 57%
Physics44 entries · 7% A* or A · 96% passed
25%England 51%
Economics43 entries · 9% A* or A · 93% passed
35%England 57%
Graphics35 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
31%England 65%
3D Studies34 entries · 9% A* or A · 100% passed
38%England 58%
Geography32 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
19%England 51%
English Language and Literature27 entries · 7% A* or A · 100% passed
41%England 47%
Religious Studies26 entries · 8% A* or A · 100% passed
19%England 50%
English Language25 entries · 0% A* or A · 96% passed
4%England 44%
Computer Science25 entries · 12% A* or A · 96% passed
40%England 46%
French21 entries · 19% A* or A · 100% passed
52%England 60%
Logic / Philosophy20 entries · 0% A* or A · 90% passed
20%England 46%
Photography18 entries · 17% A* or A · 100% passed
50%England 58%
Spanish13 entries · 23% A* or A · 100% passed
62%England 59%
Environmental Science13 entries · 8% A* or A · 92% passed
15%England 34%
Textiles8 entries · 0% A* or A · 75% passed
38%England 67%
Mathematics (Further)7 entries · 0% A* or A · 86% passed
71%England 76%
Electronics6 entries · 0% A* or A · 67% passed
0%England 49%
Italian5 entries · 0% A* or A · 0% passed
0%England 74%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Sandwell council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 3,013 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training66%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 61%, compared with 70% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training55%England 72%
Top-third universities7%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship5%England 6%
Higher technical course3%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 52% went on to degree-level study or training and 6% to a top-third university.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training66%68%68%
Education40%41%41%
Apprenticeship5%4%4%1%
Work21%23%23%
Not in education, work or training26%25%26%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1,25112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate193 per 1,000 people113% higher than the England average
Typical house price£215,000Sandwell

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England530 m454Good 202329Compare
King George V Primary SchoolCouncil590 m230Not inspected41Compare
Lyng Primary SchoolCouncil640 m453Not inspected67Compare
The British Muslim SchoolIndependent790 m74Not inspectedCompare
Lodge Primary SchoolCouncil870 m418Not inspected32Compare
Shireland Biomedical UtcUniversity technical college880 m520Requires improvement 202316Compare
Shireland CBSO AcademyFree school900 m457Not inspectedCompare
Sandwell Valley SchoolIndependent940 m40Not inspectedCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Sandwell College a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Sandwell College yet.

How many pupils does Sandwell College have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
1 Spon Lane, West Bromwich, B70 6AW
Telephone
0121 667 5000
Website
www.sandwell.ac.uk
Principal & Chief Executive
Ms Lisa Capper
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-99
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Sandwell
Ward
West Bromwich Central
Constituency
West Bromwich
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 January 1900
URN
130479 · LAESTAB 3338000 · UKPRN 10005669
Formerly
Cadbury Sixth Form College

Where these figures come from