Shireland Biomedical Utc
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Score
D43
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- West Bromwich, B70 8DJ
- Distance
- 1.3km away
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy
Kelvin Way, West Bromwich, B70 7LE
Local ranking6th of 20 secondary schools in Sandwell
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
750
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 20 February 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 48.4 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 46.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 62.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 154
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 779
- Boys
- 399 (52%)
- Girls
- 375 (48%)
- Capacity
- 750 (103% full)
- SEND
- 16.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 36.3%
- EAL
- 47.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.5%
- SEN Support
- 12.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 13.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 58.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,175/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 19.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Asian Indian: 29.6%
- White British: 17.4%
- Mixed Other: 13.4%
- Asian Pakistani: 8.2%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 7.0%
- Black Caribbean: 5.0%
- White Other: 4.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 4.2%
29.6%
Asian Indian
17.4%
White British
13.4%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Kelvin Way
West Bromwich, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 147182
- UKPRN
- 10083796
- Establishment No.
- 4007
- Trust
- SHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST
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