Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Lower City Road, Oldbury, B69 2HE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Pete McKinniss
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Ormiston Academies Trust
- Constituency
- West Bromwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,100
- Pupils on roll
- 1,139
- URN
- 135979
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215525501
About this school
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy is a secondary academy in Oldbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,139 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 207 | 235 | 233 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.2 | 39.9 | 42.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.18 -0.37 to +0.02 | -0.38 -0.56 to -0.19 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 32.8% | 37.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 49.4% | 59.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 40% | 36.6% | 3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
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 Ormiston Sandwell Community 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 | 43.2 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.9 | 35.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.3 | 34.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,141 |
| 2023/24 | 1,157 |
| 2024/25 | 1,159 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy compares
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy ranked 10th of 19 secondary schools in Sandwell for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.3 | 8.6% | 33.7% | 1,139 | — |
| West Bromwich Collegiate Academy | 45.3 | 7.5% | 36.3% | 774 | 1.5 miles |
| George Salter Academy | 39.6 | 9.3% | 38.3% | 1,377 | 1.6 miles |
| Q3 Academy Tipton | 36.4 | 8.5% | 46.2% | 1,563 | 1.6 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England High School | 48.9 | 7.7% | 38.8% | 1,213 | 1.8 miles |
| Shireland Biomedical Utc | — | 8.5% | 48.6% | 520 | 1.9 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)
- 33.74%
- English as an additional language
- 20.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.63%
- Persistent absence
- 28.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · West Bromwich
-
George Salter Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · West Bromwich
-
Q3 Academy Tipton1.6 miles
Secondary · Tipton
-
St Michael's Church of England High School1.8 miles
Secondary · Rowley Regis
-
Shireland Biomedical Utc1.9 miles
Secondary · West Bromwich
Other schools in Oldbury
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy ranks 4th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Oldbury.
- Bristnall Hall Academy Secondary
- Oldbury Academy Secondary
- Perryfields Academy Secondary
- Q3 Academy Langley Secondary
- Bleakhouse Primary School Primary
- Brandhall Primary School Primary
- Burnt Tree Primary School Primary
- Causeway Green Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primary
- Grace Mary Primary School Primary
- Langley Primary School Primary
- Moat Farm Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy teach?
- Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Oldbury.
- Who is the principal of Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy?
- The principal of Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy is Mr Pete McKinniss, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ormiston Sandwell Community 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 Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy?
- Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy has 1,139 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy full?
- Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy has capacity for 1,100 pupils and 1,139 on roll (104%), 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 Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy a faith school?
- No. Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy a selective school?
- No. Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy?
- Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy is part of ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.2 in 2022/23 and 42.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy rank locally?
- Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy ranked 10th of 19 secondary schools in Sandwell for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 46% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy's absence rate?
- Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy's overall absence rate is 8.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ormiston Sandwell Community 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.