Oldbury AcademyQ3 Academy Langley

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Oldbury.

Summary of the comparison

Oldbury Academy and Q3 Academy Langley are secondary schools in Oldbury.

  • Oldbury Academy scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Q3 Academy Langley scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Q3 Academy Langley is ahead on our composite score.

  • Oldbury Academy was judged Good and Q3 Academy Langley was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 37.5 for Oldbury Academy and 51.8 for Q3 Academy Langley.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Oldbury Academy (43.5 in 2021-22, 37.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Q3 Academy Langley (56.7 in 2021-22, 51.8 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Oldbury Academy versus Q3 Academy Langley compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure OldburyOldbury AcademyOldburyQ3 Academy LangleyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD54/100B72/100Stronger figure
Local ranking11th of 20 in Sandwell 1st of 20 in Sandwell Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,341 1,441
Capacity1,550 1,500
LocationOldbury, B68 8NE Oldbury, B68 8ED
GCSE results
Attainment 837.5 51.8 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths31.2% 50.0% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths50.5% 73.1% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc16.5% 74.4% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.26 4.87 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort285 242
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,341 1,441
Free school meals (ever 6)53.4% 33.0%
English as an additional language44.0% 23.1%
SEN support13.2% 6.6%
SEN with an EHC plan1.2% 2.8%
Attendance
Overall absence8.6% 5.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence26.4% 14.0% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Oldbury Academy

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