Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy, Oldbury

In its own words: "At Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy, our vision is to T hrive, E mpower, A chieve and M ake a difference, by working together as a forward-thinking TEAM for students, staff and the wider community. At Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy our values are to ensure our culture has:"

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am proud to be Principal here at OSCA where we strive to be an inclusive education provider that treats every child as an individual. We are a large secondary school, with the feel and values of a family."

In 2026, pupils at Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.2 in Sandwell and 47 across England.

43% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 37% in Sandwell and 47% in England.

That is up from 42.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.38: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 34.7, against 47.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 191 families put Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy as their first choice and 362 named it as one of their preferences, for 227 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy are West Bromwich Collegiate Academy (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.4); George Salter Academy (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.5); Q3 Academy Tipton (1.6 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 34.1); and St Michael's Church of England High School (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.4).

Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy is one of 44 schools run by Ormiston Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41 in 2024/25.

Of the 235 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 87% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 72% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

34.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Dudley Port Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lower City Road (after), 290 metres away.

In 2024/25, Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy issued 202 suspensions, 17.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy are Tividale Community Primary School (0.4 miles), Grace Mary Primary School (0.6 miles), Oakham Primary School (0.6 miles) and Rounds Green Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.