The Phoenix Collegiate, West Bromwich

In 2026, pupils at The Phoenix Collegiate averaged an Attainment 8 score of 38.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.2 in Sandwell and 47 across England.

27% 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 39.8.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.17: 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 33.4, against 43 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Spanish.

For September 2026 entry, 147 families put The Phoenix Collegiate as their first choice and 404 named it as one of their preferences, for 188 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 The Phoenix Collegiate are Wodensborough Ormiston Academy (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41); Shireland CBSO Academy (1.1 miles); George Salter Academy (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.5); and Shireland Biomedical Utc (1.2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 40.3).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than The Phoenix Collegiate.

Of the 341 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 46% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 130 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 69% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 9% into work. 12% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

43.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 28.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (34%), Asian (28%) and Black (12%).

In 2026, 235 pupils (13.3%) received SEN support and 41 (2.3%) 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 tram or metro stop is Black Lake (West Midlands Metro), about 1170 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Phoenix Collegiate South (adjacent), 30 metres away.

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

In 2024/25, The Phoenix Collegiate issued 294 suspensions, 15.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Phoenix Collegiate are St John Bosco Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles), Moorlands Primary School (0.4 miles), Hateley Heath Academy (0.4 miles) and All Saints CofE Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.