Shireland Collegiate Academy, Smethwick

In 2026, pupils at Shireland Collegiate Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.2 in Sandwell and 47 across England.

42% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 37% in Sandwell and 47% in England.

That is up from 44.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.38: pupils made above 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 41.1, against 49.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 332 families put Shireland Collegiate Academy as their first choice and 714 named it as one of their preferences, for 244 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 104 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Shireland Collegiate Academy are George Dixon Academy (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.3); Lordswood Boys' School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.2); King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 53.6); and St Paul's School for Girls (1.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 65.9).

Shireland Collegiate Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Shireland Collegiate Academy 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.

56 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Shireland Collegiate Academy (as of September 2025): 89% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 72% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (72%).

Of the 240 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 34% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 123 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 64% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 3% into work. 12% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

43.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 47.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (52%), Black (22%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 162 pupils (10.2%) received SEN support and 29 (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.

The nearest railway station is Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

23 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hadley Stadium (opposite), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Shireland Collegiate Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 629 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Sandwell (306), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Shireland Collegiate Academy issued 72 suspensions, 4.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Shireland Collegiate Academy are Shireland Technology Primary (under 0.1 miles), Shireland Hall Primary Academy (0.4 miles), Cape Primary School (0.4 miles) and Victoria Park Primary (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.