Shireland CBSO Academy
Shireland CBSO Academy is a free school in West Bromwich for boys and girls aged 11 to 19. It has 457 pupils and room for 870. About 45 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.
1 Providence Place, West Bromwich, B70 8SZ0121 818 4620shirelandcbso.org.ukMr David Green headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
0 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
568 places were empty (65% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (27), Autistic spectrum disorder (20), Moderate learning difficulty (19), language and communications needs (11), Physical disability (3), Specific learning difficulty (3).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 457 | 306 | 146 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 45% | 40% | 38% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 32% | 27% | 20% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 11% | 14% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 4% | 2% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.6% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 5.4% | 6.2% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.8% | 4.4% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.6% | 1.8% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 17.3% | 19.3% | 23.9% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 10.5 | 10.3 | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 1 | 0 | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
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 secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shireland Biomedical Utc | University technical college | 390 m | 520 | Requires improvement 2023 | 16 | Compare |
| George Salter Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 1,377 | Good 2023 | 30 | Compare |
| West Bromwich Collegiate Academy | Free school | 1.0 miles | 774 | Good 2024 | 38 | Compare |
| The Phoenix Collegiate | Foundation | 1.1 miles | 1,770 | Good 2023 | 34 | Compare |
| Sandwell Academy | Academy | 1.5 miles | 1,463 | Good 2024 | 54 | Compare |
| Holly Lodge High School College of Science | Foundation | 1.7 miles | 1,636 | Good 2022 | 41 | Compare |
| Wodensborough Ormiston Academy | Academy | 1.8 miles | 1,119 | Report card 2025 | 19 | Compare |
| St John Wall Catholic School | Roman Catholic | 1.9 miles | 591 | Good 2023 | 70 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Shireland CBSO Academy a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Shireland CBSO Academy yet.
How many pupils does Shireland CBSO Academy have?
457 pupils aged 11 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 870 places, so it is 53% full.
Is Shireland CBSO Academy oversubscribed?
Probably not. 568 places were empty in 2024/25 (65% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Shireland CBSO Academy?
Pupils were in school 94.6% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 17% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Shireland CBSO Academy?
The average class had 24.6 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. 25% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Shireland CBSO Academy have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 1 Providence Place, West Bromwich, B70 8SZ
- Telephone
- 0121 818 4620
- Website
- shirelandcbso.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr David Green
- Type of school
- Free school (Free schools, free schools)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust (12 schools)
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Ward
- West Bromwich Central
- Constituency
- West Bromwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2023 (academy free school)
- URN
- 149827 · LAESTAB 3334013 · UKPRN 10093064
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Sandwell council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2024, 2025, 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.