West Bromwich Collegiate Academy
Kelvin Way, West Bromwich, B70 7LE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr George Faux
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust
- Constituency
- West Bromwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 774
- URN
- 147182
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01213934850
About this school
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy is a secondary academy in West Bromwich. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 774 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected West Bromwich Collegiate Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 166 | 154 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.0 | 45.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.05 -0.27 to +0.17 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33.1% | 37% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 59.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 80.7% | 72.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.2 |
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 West Bromwich 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 | — | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43 | 35.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.3 | 34.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 642 |
| 2023/24 | 801 |
| 2024/25 | 779 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How West Bromwich Collegiate Academy compares
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy ranked 5th of 19 secondary schools in Sandwell for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 58% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.3 | 7.5% | 36.3% | 774 | — |
| Shireland Biomedical Utc | — | 8.5% | 48.6% | 520 | 0.8 miles |
| Shireland CBSO Academy | — | 5.4% | 41.8% | 457 | 1.0 miles |
| Holly Lodge High School College of Science | 42.1 | 7.4% | 44.1% | 1,636 | 1.0 miles |
| George Salter Academy | 39.6 | 9.3% | 38.3% | 1,377 | 1.2 miles |
| Sandwell Academy | 49.1 | 6.9% | 30.6% | 1,463 | 1.5 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)
- 36.33%
- English as an additional language
- 47%
- Overall absence
- 7.45%
- Persistent absence
- 19.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shireland Biomedical Utc0.8 miles
Secondary · West Bromwich
-
Shireland CBSO Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · West Bromwich
-
Holly Lodge High School College of Science1.0 miles
Secondary · Smethwick
-
George Salter Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · West Bromwich
-
Sandwell Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · West Bromwich
Other schools in West Bromwich
- George Salter Academy Secondary
- Sandwell Academy Secondary
- Shireland Biomedical Utc Secondary
- Shireland CBSO Academy Secondary
- The Phoenix Collegiate Secondary
- All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Eaton Valley Primary School Primary
- Hall Green Primary School Primary
- Hanbury Primary School Primary
- Hargate Primary School Primary
- Harvills Hawthorn Primary School Primary
- Hateley Heath Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does West Bromwich Collegiate Academy teach?
- West Bromwich Collegiate Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in West Bromwich.
- Who is the headteacher of West Bromwich Collegiate Academy?
- The headteacher of West Bromwich Collegiate Academy is Mr George Faux, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has West Bromwich Collegiate Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected West Bromwich 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 many pupils are at West Bromwich Collegiate Academy?
- West Bromwich Collegiate Academy has 774 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is West Bromwich Collegiate Academy full?
- West Bromwich Collegiate Academy has capacity for 750 pupils and 774 on roll (103%), 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 West Bromwich Collegiate Academy a faith school?
- No. West Bromwich Collegiate Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is West Bromwich Collegiate Academy a selective school?
- No. West Bromwich Collegiate Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is West Bromwich Collegiate Academy part of an academy trust?
- West Bromwich 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 West Bromwich Collegiate Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43 in 2023/24 and 45.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does West Bromwich Collegiate Academy compare with other schools in Sandwell?
- West Bromwich Collegiate Academy ranked 5th of 19 secondary schools in Sandwell for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 58% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is West Bromwich Collegiate Academy's absence rate?
- West Bromwich Collegiate Academy's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are West Bromwich Collegiate Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, West Bromwich 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 2 July 2026.