Shireland Collegiate Academy
Waterloo Road, Smethwick, B66 4ND
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Tom Daly
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Smethwick
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,191
- Pupils on roll
- 1,585
- URN
- 135170
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215588086
About this school
Shireland Collegiate Academy is a secondary academy in Smethwick. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,585 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 245 | 240 | 270 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.0 | 47.6 | 44.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.37 +0.19 to +0.56 | +0.38 +0.20 to +0.56 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 48.8% | 37% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 69.2% | 59.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 80% | 59.6% | 30% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Shireland Collegiate Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sandwell average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.6 | 35.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.5 | 34.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,557 |
| 2023/24 | 1,519 |
| 2024/25 | 1,518 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shireland Collegiate Academy compares
Shireland Collegiate Academy ranked 7th of 19 secondary schools in Sandwell for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.5 | 6.2% | 44.5% | 1,585 | — |
| George Dixon Academy | 33.3 | 10.5% | 65.6% | 998 | 0.6 miles |
| Lordswood Boys' School | 43.3 | 8% | 51.8% | 659 | 0.8 miles |
| King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls | 56.8 | 6.9% | 31.4% | 989 | 1.0 miles |
| St Paul's School for Girls | 61 | 4.8% | 29.5% | 1,033 | 1.2 miles |
| Bristnall Hall Academy | 48.1 | 7% | 39.4% | 1,088 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.54%
- English as an additional language
- 48.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.24%
- Persistent absence
- 19.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
George Dixon Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Lordswood Boys' School0.8 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls1.0 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
St Paul's School for Girls1.2 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Bristnall Hall Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Oldbury
Other schools in Smethwick
- Holly Lodge High School College of Science Secondary
- Abbey Infant School Primary
- Abbey Junior School Primary
- Annie Lennard Primary School Primary
- Bearwood Primary School Primary
- Cape Primary School Primary
- Crocketts Community Primary School Primary
- Devonshire Infant Academy Primary
- Devonshire Junior Academy Primary
- Galton Valley Primary School Primary
- George Betts Primary Academy Primary
- Shireland Hall Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Shireland Collegiate Academy teach?
- Shireland Collegiate Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Smethwick.
- Who is the principal of Shireland Collegiate Academy?
- The principal of Shireland Collegiate Academy is Mr Tom Daly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Shireland Collegiate Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shireland Collegiate Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Shireland Collegiate Academy?
- Shireland Collegiate Academy has 1,585 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Shireland Collegiate Academy full?
- Shireland Collegiate Academy has capacity for 1,191 pupils and 1,585 on roll (133%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Shireland Collegiate Academy a faith school?
- No. Shireland Collegiate Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Shireland Collegiate Academy a selective school?
- No. Shireland Collegiate Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Shireland Collegiate Academy?
- Shireland Collegiate Academy is part of SHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Shireland Collegiate Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47 in 2022/23 and 44.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shireland Collegiate Academy rank locally?
- Shireland Collegiate Academy ranked 7th of 19 secondary schools in Sandwell for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shireland Collegiate Academy's absence rate?
- Shireland Collegiate Academy's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shireland Collegiate Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shireland Collegiate Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.