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Sandwell Valley School

Independent · ages 11-19MixedIndependent40 pupilsSixth formWest BromwichSandwell
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths0%England 46%
Places135 spare40 pupils, 175 places
Average A level gradez2024/25
Pupils on roll40Census January 2024

Sandwell Valley School is an independent school in West Bromwich for boys and girls aged 11 to 19. It has 40 pupils and room for 175.

150 Birmingham Road, West Bromwich, West Midlands, West Bromwich, B70 6QT0121 679 7522sandwellvalleyschool.comPrincipal Mim Hall headteacherAll details

Ofsted

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

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

31 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score0.4
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths0%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths0%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 6.96.920182019: 9.69.620192022: 11.411.420222023: 2.82.820232024: 0.80.820242025: 0.40.42025
Since 2018: -6.5
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018SandwellEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11314475828372
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 80.40.82.811.49.66.942.746.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths0%0%0%6%0%0%35%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths0%0%4%12%4%3%57%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score0.020.060.241.130.840.573.684.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%0%0%30%41%

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

2 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradez
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students27552015
Average A level gradezzzzNENE

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
0.20.8
Gap 0.6England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

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 roll40Census January 2024
Places17523% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support45%18 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan55%22 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls25 / 15
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll40567179104105
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support7%10%22%4%2%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans36%34%15%16%11%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m37012 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 England630 m454Good 202329Compare
Sandwell AcademyAcademy820 m1,463Good 202454Compare
Sandwell CollegeFurther education940 mNot inspectedCompare
King George V Primary SchoolCouncil960 m230Not inspected41Compare
V.A.S.E AcademyIndependent0.7 miles39Not inspectedCompare
Galton Valley Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles456Good 202077Compare
Lyng Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles453Not inspected67Compare
George Betts Primary AcademyAcademy1.0 miles383Good 202490Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Sandwell Valley School a good school?

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

How good are Sandwell Valley School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 0.4, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Sandwell Valley School have?

40 pupils aged 11 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 175 places, so it is 23% full.

Does Sandwell Valley School have a sixth form?

Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was z.

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

Contact and details

Address
150 Birmingham Road, West Bromwich, West Midlands, West Bromwich, B70 6QT
Telephone
0121 679 7522
Website
www.sandwellvalleyschool.com
Headteacher
Principal Mim Hall
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 11-19, with sixth form
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Sandwell
Ward
West Bromwich Central
Constituency
West Bromwich
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
8 September 2016 (new provision)
URN
143038 · LAESTAB 3336011 · UKPRN 10073515

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from