Perryfields Academy
Oldacre Road, Oldbury, B68 0RG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BROADLEAF PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Morris
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Plantsbrook School
- Constituency
- Smethwick
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 682
- URN
- 148267
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214217979
About this school
Perryfields Academy is a secondary academy in Oldbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 682 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Perryfields Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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 10 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good, but had some concerns; a full inspection will follow. 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 | 221 | 226 | 200 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.3 | 39.1 | 43.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.36 -0.56 to -0.16 | -0.55 -0.74 to -0.35 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 29.2% | 38.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 48.2% | 62% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 39% | 41.6% | 30.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
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 Perryfields 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 | 41.3 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.1 | 35.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.8 | 34.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 989 |
| 2023/24 | 942 |
| 2024/25 | 817 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Perryfields Academy compares
Perryfields Academy ranked 9th of 19 secondary schools in Sandwell for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% 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 | 43.8 | 8.8% | 38.7% | 682 | — |
| Leasowes High School | 41.8 | 9.8% | 31.4% | 1,043 | 0.9 miles |
| Oldbury Academy | 37.4 | 8.6% | 53.4% | 1,193 | 0.9 miles |
| Lift Four Dwellings Secondary | 42.1 | 9.7% | 67.5% | 534 | 0.9 miles |
| Q3 Academy Langley | 51.8 | 5.4% | 33% | 1,490 | 1.3 miles |
| Bristnall Hall Academy | 48.1 | 7% | 39.4% | 1,088 | 1.4 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)
- 38.68%
- English as an additional language
- 22.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.78%
- Persistent absence
- 26.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leasowes High School0.9 miles
Secondary · Halesowen
-
Oldbury Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Oldbury
-
Lift Four Dwellings Secondary0.9 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Q3 Academy Langley1.3 miles
Secondary · Oldbury
-
Bristnall Hall Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Oldbury
Other schools in Oldbury
Perryfields Academy ranks 3rd of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Oldbury.
- Bristnall Hall Academy Secondary
- Oldbury Academy Secondary
- Ormiston Sandwell Community 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 ages does Perryfields Academy teach?
- Perryfields Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Oldbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Perryfields Academy?
- The headteacher of Perryfields Academy is Mr Stephen Morris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Perryfields Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Perryfields 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 Perryfields Academy?
- Perryfields Academy has 682 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Perryfields Academy full?
- Perryfields Academy has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 682 on roll (57%), so it has space against 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 Perryfields Academy a faith school?
- No. Perryfields Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Perryfields Academy a selective school?
- No. Perryfields Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Perryfields Academy part of an academy trust?
- Perryfields Academy is part of BROADLEAF PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Perryfields Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.3 in 2022/23 and 43.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Perryfields Academy compare with other schools in Sandwell?
- Perryfields Academy ranked 9th of 19 secondary schools in Sandwell for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% 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 Perryfields Academy's absence rate?
- Perryfields Academy's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Perryfields Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Perryfields 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 10 July 2026.