Shireland Biomedical Utc, West Bromwich

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 19 November 2026 at 4.30pm and an open evening on Thursday 19 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2023, pupils at Shireland Biomedical Utc averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.1 in Sandwell and 47 across England.

34% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 36% in Sandwell and 46% in England.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2023, was -0.32: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level.

For September 2026 entry, 67 families put Shireland Biomedical Utc as their first choice and 268 named it as one of their preferences, for 103 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 Shireland Biomedical Utc are Shireland CBSO Academy (0.2 miles); George Salter Academy (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.5); West Bromwich Collegiate Academy (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.4); and The Phoenix Collegiate (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.9).

Shireland Biomedical Utc is one of 12 schools run by Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43 in 2024/25.

Of the 38 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2022/23, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 42% to a further education college and 3% into work.

Of the 31 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 61% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 13% into work.

50% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 54.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (39%), Black (21%) and White British (14%).

In 2026, 61 pupils (11.7%) received SEN support and 8 (1.5%) 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.

Shireland Biomedical Utc had 34 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Lodge Road (West Midlands Metro), about 260 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dartmouth Street (before), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Shireland Biomedical Utc 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, Shireland Biomedical Utc issued 21 suspensions, 5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Shireland Biomedical Utc are Hargate Primary School (0.3 miles), Lodge Primary School (0.3 miles), Hanbury Primary School (0.5 miles) and King George V Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.