Secondary schools in Sandwell
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Sandwell has 22 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 4,267 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 87% stayed in education (England 86%): 25% in a school sixth form, 5% at a sixth form college, 54% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 2% of leavers, well below the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 36% of students in Sandwell went to university (England 37%), and 14% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 41.8 against 46.1 for England; 34% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Sandwell against England
| Measure | Sandwell | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 4,267 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 25% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 54% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Sandwell
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (22)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristnall Hall AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,088 | 85% | 11% | 67% | 1% | — | 48.1 | 38% |
| George Salter AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,377 | 87% | 45% | 41% | 3% | 63% | 39.6 | 31% |
| Gospel Oak SchoolAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,140 | 81% | 23% | 56% | 5% | 26% | 32.8 | 18% |
| Holly Lodge High School College of ScienceFoundation school · sixth form | 1,636 | 89% | 43% | 44% | 1% | 79% | 42.1 | 35% |
| Oldbury AcademyAcademy converter | 1,193 | 85% | 6% | 66% | 1% | — | 37.4 | 31% |
| Ormiston Forge AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,643 | 85% | 29% | 52% | 3% | 49% | 39.7 | 31% |
| Ormiston Sandwell Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,139 | 84% | 5% | 71% | 2% | — | 42.3 | 37% |
| Perryfields AcademyAcademy converter | 682 | 86% | 8% | 70% | 4% | — | 43.8 | 39% |
| Q3 Academy Great BarrAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,153 | 88% | 26% | 61% | 2% | 76% | 44.2 | 45% |
| Q3 Academy LangleyAcademy sponsor led | 1,490 | 89% | 11% | 51% | 3% | — | 51.8 | 50% |
| Q3 Academy TiptonAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,563 | 89% | 25% | 63% | 1% | 54% | 36.4 | 18% |
| Sandwell AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,463 | 90% | 48% | 38% | 3% | 76% | 49.1 | 52% |
| Shireland Biomedical UtcUniversity technical college · sixth form | 520 | 89% | 45% | 42% | 0% | 48% | — | — |
| Shireland CBSO AcademyFree schools · sixth form | 457 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shireland Collegiate AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,585 | 90% | 47% | 38% | — | 56% | 44.5 | 37% |
| St Michael's Church of England High SchoolVoluntary aided school | 1,213 | 85% | 2% | 75% | 3% | — | 48.9 | 39% |
| Stuart Bathurst Catholic High SchoolAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 807 | 82% | 47% | 34% | 2% | 50% | 41.4 | 35% |
| The Phoenix CollegiateFoundation school · sixth form | 1,770 | 84% | 38% | 45% | 2% | 53% | 39.8 | 25% |
| West Bromwich Collegiate AcademyFree schools | 774 | — | — | — | — | — | 45.3 | 37% |
| Windsor Olympus AcademyFree schools | 533 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wodensborough Ormiston AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,119 | 85% | 9% | 70% | 2% | — | 38.6 | 29% |
| Wood Green AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,518 | 88% | 36% | 51% | 3% | 66% | 44.7 | 38% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (8)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandwell Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 27% | — | — |
| Impact Independent Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.7 | 0% |
| Sandwell Valley Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 0% |
| The British Muslim Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | 41.8 | 39% |
| The Meadows Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 262 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| The Westminster Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 306 | 100% | 0% | 3% | 0% | — | — | — |
| High Point Academystate · Free schools special | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | 6.8 | 0% |
| Shenstone Lodge Schoolstate · Academy special converter | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | 0% |