Ormiston Sandwell Community AcademyWest Bromwich Collegiate Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy and West Bromwich Collegiate Academy are secondary schools.
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and West Bromwich Collegiate Academy scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). West Bromwich Collegiate Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy was judged Good and West Bromwich Collegiate Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.7 for Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy and 48.4 for West Bromwich Collegiate Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy (50.4 in 2021-22, 44.7 in 2025-26) and has risen at West Bromwich Collegiate Academy (43.0 in 2023-24, 48.4 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | OldburyOrmiston Sandwell Community Academy | West BromwichWest Bromwich Collegiate Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D53/100 | C57/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 12th of 20 in Sandwell | 6th of 20 in Sandwell Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,139 | 774 | |
| Capacity | 1,100 | 750 | |
| Location | Oldbury, B69 2HE | West Bromwich, B70 7LE | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.7 | 48.4 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42.9% | 46.1% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62.4% Stronger figure | 62.3% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 205 | 154 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,159 | 779 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 33.7% | 36.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 20.1% | 47.0% | |
| SEN support | 14.5% | 12.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.1% | 3.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.6% | 7.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 28.7% | 19.1% Stronger figure | 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.
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy
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