Best Schools in Sandwell

How many schools are there in Sandwell?

Sandwell has 134 open schools: 93 state primary, 22 state secondary or all-through, 7 independent, 8 special and 4 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Sandwell are rated Outstanding?

17 schools in Sandwell were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Grove Vale Primary School, Old Park Primary School, Bristnall Hall Academy, Shireland Technology Primary, St Gregory's Catholic Primary School and 12 more. Counting Good as well, 91% of the 118 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Grove Vale Primary SchoolOld Park Primary SchoolBristnall Hall AcademyShireland Technology PrimarySt Gregory's Catholic Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Sandwell get the best GCSE results?

Of the 21 schools in Sandwell with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Bristnall Hall Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 51.6 and 50% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Q3 Academy Langley, with an Attainment 8 score of 50.4 and 52% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Sandwell Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 49 and 48% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Bristnall Hall AcademyQ3 Academy LangleySandwell Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Sandwell have the best SATs results?

Of the 84 primary schools in Sandwell with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St John Bosco Catholic Primary School (97% in reading, 97% in maths); Whitecrest Primary School (94% in reading, 90% in maths); and Grove Vale Primary School (90% in reading, 92% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

St John Bosco Catholic Primary SchoolWhitecrest Primary SchoolGrove Vale Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Sandwell?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Sandwell selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Sandwell have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Sandwell have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Sandwell allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Sandwell?

Apply to Sandwell through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.