Secondary schools in Sandwell

There are 22 secondary schools in Sandwell, teaching 25,863 pupils. Of the 20 with a score, 3 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 11 do worse.

Best in England Primary schools in Sandwell All schools in Sandwell Places within

Pupils from low-income families43%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools3 of 20scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards1inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)131 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full12 of 22places are under pressure here

Average class size22.9one-teacher classes, January census

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Getting a place in Sandwell

From Sandwell council's allocation figures for 2026 entry: 22 secondary schools, 4 of which filled on distance and 14 offered a place to everyone who applied. Every school's page has a postcode check.

Hardest to get into

The last place went to a child living this far away. The shorter the distance, the harder it is to get in.

Bristnall Hall Academy 0.8 miles
St Michael's Church of England High School 0.8 miles
Q3 Academy Langley 1.2 miles
Q3 Academy Great Barr 1.2 miles

Places to spare

Every applicant was offered a place.

Most first choices per place

Sandwell Academy

1.6 per place

West Bromwich Collegiate Academy

1.4 per place

St Michael's Church of England High School

1.4 per place

Shireland Collegiate Academy

1.4 per place

Bristnall Hall Academy

1.2 per place

Q3 Academy Langley

1.2 per place

Wood Green Academy

0.9 per place

Q3 Academy Tipton

0.9 per place

Source: Sandwell council (allocation statistics). Councils we hold this for.

Secondary schools (22)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Q3 Academy LangleyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Oldbury	1,490	34%	Not inspected	85	81 to 89
2	Bristnall Hall AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Oldbury	1,088	38%	Outstanding 2023	83	78 to 87
3	Shireland Collegiate AcademyAcademy · ages 11-19 · Smethwick	1,585	44%	No overall grade 2024	72	64 to 78
4	St Michael's Church of England High SchoolChurch of England · ages 11-16 · Rowley Regis	1,213	39%	Good 2023	60	50 to 69
5	Sandwell AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · West Bromwich	1,463	33%	Good 2024	54	44 to 65
6	Wood Green AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Wednesbury	1,518	36%	Good 2020	52	43 to 61
7	Holly Lodge High School College of ScienceFoundation · ages 11-18 · Smethwick	1,636	47%	Good 2022	41	32 to 50
8	Q3 Academy Great BarrAcademy · ages 11-19 · Birmingham	1,153	26%	Good 2022	40	31 to 50
9	West Bromwich Collegiate AcademyFree school · ages 11-16 · West Bromwich	774	39%	Good 2024	38	28 to 50
10	The Phoenix CollegiateFoundation · ages 11-18 · West Bromwich	1,770	46%	Good 2023	34	27 to 44
11	Oldbury AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Oldbury	1,193	54%	Good 2021	31	23 to 39
12	George Salter AcademyAcademy · ages 11-19 · West Bromwich	1,377	41%	Good 2023	30	22 to 39
13	Perryfields AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Oldbury	682	39%	Good 2024	25	19 to 33
14	Ormiston Sandwell Community AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Oldbury	1,139	34%	Good 2023	24	18 to 32
15	Ormiston Forge AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Cradley Heath	1,643	44%	Not inspected	21	17 to 28
16	Stuart Bathurst Catholic High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Wednesbury	807	43%	Good 2024	21	15 to 28
17	Wodensborough Ormiston AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Wednesbury	1,119	49%	Report card 2025	19	14 to 25
18	Shireland Biomedical UtcUniversity technical college · ages 11-19 · West Bromwich	520	52%	Requires improvement 2023	16	10 to 25
19	Q3 Academy TiptonAcademy · ages 11-19 · Tipton	1,563	48%	No overall grade 2025	10	7 to 14
20	Gospel Oak SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Tipton	1,140	47%	No overall grade 2025	6	4 to 9
	Shireland CBSO AcademyFree school · ages 11-19 · West Bromwich	457	45%	Not inspected	–
	Windsor Olympus AcademyFree school · ages 11-16 · Birmingham	533	69%	Not inspected	–

Secondary schools by town in Sandwell

Birmingham2 schools Cradley Heath1 schools Oldbury5 schools Rowley Regis1 schools Smethwick2 schools Tipton2 schools Wednesbury3 schools West Bromwich6 schools

Secondary schools in nearby areas

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.