Sandwell Academy, West Bromwich

In 2026, pupils at Sandwell Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.2 in Sandwell and 47 across England.

48% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 37% in Sandwell and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 49.1.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.13: 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 39.5, against 52.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Spanish and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 321 families put Sandwell Academy as their first choice and 1115 named it as one of their preferences, for 197 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 172 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Sandwell Academy are St John Wall Catholic School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.2); Holyhead School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.6); Holly Lodge High School College of Science (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.5); and Windsor Olympus Academy (1.3 miles).

Sandwell Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Sandwell Academy is one of 6 schools run by Thomas Telford Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.2 in 2024/25.

Of the 198 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 37% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 154 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 61% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 16% into work. 11% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

48.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (51%), Black (17%) and White British (14%).

In 2026, 176 pupils (12%) received SEN support and 26 (1.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Sandwell Academy had 45 teachers in 2026, one for every 32 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest tram or metro stop is The Hawthorns (West Midlands Metro), about 290 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Albion Road (adjacent), 210 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Sandwell Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Sandwell Academy issued 136 suspensions, 9.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Sandwell Academy are Oasis Academy Wattville (0.5 miles); Galton Valley Primary School (0.6 miles); St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth (0.8 miles); and Holy Trinity CofE Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.