Best Schools in West Bromwich

How many schools are there in West Bromwich?

West Bromwich has 26 open schools: 17 state primary, 6 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent and 2 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in West Bromwich are rated Outstanding?

3 schools in West Bromwich were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Hargate Primary School, St Mary Magdalene CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School and Harvills Hawthorn Primary School. Counting Good as well, 92% of the 24 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.

Hargate Primary SchoolSt Mary Magdalene CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolHarvills Hawthorn Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in West Bromwich get the best GCSE results?

Of the 4 schools in West Bromwich with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Sandwell Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 49 and 48% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; West Bromwich Collegiate Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 48.4 and 46% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and George Salter Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 40.5 and 36% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Sandwell AcademyWest Bromwich Collegiate AcademyGeorge Salter Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in West Bromwich have the best SATs results?

Of the 17 primary schools in West Bromwich 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); Ryders Green Primary School (85% in reading, 87% in maths); and King George V Primary School (87% in reading, 73% 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 SchoolRyders Green Primary SchoolKing George V Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in West Bromwich?

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

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in West Bromwich have catchment areas?

Most state schools in West Bromwich 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 West Bromwich?

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.