Oldbury AcademyPerryfields Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Oldbury.
Summary of the comparison
Oldbury Academy and Perryfields Academy are secondary schools in Oldbury.
Oldbury Academy scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Perryfields Academy scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Oldbury Academy was judged the expected standard and Perryfields Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.5 for Oldbury Academy and 41.4 for Perryfields Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Oldbury Academy (43.5 in 2021-22, 39.5 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Perryfields Academy (46.8 in 2021-22, 41.4 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | OldburyOldbury Academy | OldburyPerryfields Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D51/100 | D51/100 | |
| Local ranking | 14th of 20 in Sandwell Stronger figure | 16th of 20 in Sandwell | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,193 | 682 | |
| Capacity | 1,550 | 1,200 | |
| Location | Oldbury, B68 8NE | Oldbury, B68 0RG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 39.5 | 41.4 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30.1% | 32.7% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 52.6% Stronger figure | 51.6% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 266 | 153 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,341 | 817 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 53.4% | 38.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 44.0% | 22.9% | |
| SEN support | 13.2% | 19.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.2% | 2.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.6% Stronger figure | 8.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.4% Stronger figure | 26.6% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
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