Shireland Collegiate Academy: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
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.
First-choice demand has risen from 286 in 2021 to 332 in 2026, while places went from 274 to 244.
21% of applications came from families living in another council area.
Across Sandwell, 81% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 96% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Sandwell lodged 411 appeals against secondary school offers; 354 reached a hearing and 32 succeeded (9% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 244 | 332 | 714 | 1.4 | 104 |
| 2025 | 248 | 301 | 619 | 1.2 | 82 |
| 2024 | 242 | 331 | 658 | 1.4 | 103 |
| 2023 | 248 | 304 | 595 | 1.2 | 84 |
| 2022 | 246 | 260 | 566 | 1.1 | 64 |
| 2021 | 274 | 286 | 607 | 1.0 | 48 |
| 2020 | 270 | 268 | 624 | 1.0 | 51 |
| 2019 | 249 | 287 | 634 | 1.2 | 75 |
| 2018 | 249 | 238 | 499 | 1.0 | 28 |
| 2017 | 191 | 220 | 464 | 1.2 | 58 |
| 2016 | 192 | 217 | 448 | 1.1 | 55 |
| 2015 | 194 | 188 | 408 | 1.0 | 28 |
| 2014 | 189 | 170 | 403 | 0.9 | 33 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.