George Salter Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,377 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.6
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Bristnall Hall Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,088of 1,010 places
- Free school meals
- 38.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 214
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 7 November 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Bristnall Hall Technology College (URN 104016, until 1 December 2012).
What the data says
Of the 189 pupils who finished Year 11 at Bristnall Hall Academy in 2023, 11% stayed on in Bristnall Hall Academy’s own sixth form (Sandwell average 25%), 67% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
French is unusually popular at GCSE: 65% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 48.1 against 46.1 across England and 41.8 in Sandwell, with 38% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Almost nobody goes straight into an apprenticeship or a job: 1% took an apprenticeship and 1% went into work, against 3% and 3% across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Sandwell and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Bristnall Hall Academy | Sandwell | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 189 | 4,267 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 11% | 25% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 5% | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 67% | 54% | 37% |
| — other education | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 9% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 4% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Bristnall Hall Academy | Sandwell | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 48.1 | 41.8 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 34% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 56% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 65% | 29% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.45 | 3.60 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 44% | 40% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 43.0 | 35.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 52.1 | 46.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 23% | 28% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 213 | 100% | 89% | 23% | 20% | 79% |
| Mathematics | 212 | 99% | 88% | 14% | 22% | 69% |
| English Literature | 212 | 99% | 86% | 20% | 21% | 76% |
| Combined Science | 165 | 77% | 65% | 3% | 9% | 63% |
| French | 139 | 65% | 18% | 21% | 29% | 93% |
| History | 112 | 52% | 41% | 27% | 26% | 65% |
| Geography | 99 | 46% | 41% | 19% | 25% | 76% |
| Chemistry | 48 | 22% | 23% | 31% | 47% | 98% |
| Physics | 48 | 22% | 23% | 33% | 46% | 98% |
| Biology | 48 | 22% | 23% | 33% | 45% | 98% |
| Fine Art | 34 | 16% | 9% | 26% | 28% | 88% |
| Computer Science | 32 | 15% | 13% | 31% | 30% | 69% |
| Business Studies | 22 | 10% | 18% | 41% | 20% | 91% |
| Textiles | 15 | 7% | 2% | 40% | 27% | 100% |
| Film Studies | 12 | 6% | 1% | 42% | 20% | 75% |
| Sociology | 11 | 5% | 4% | 9% | 21% | 73% |
| Italian | 3 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Punjabi | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 48% | — |
| Spanish | 1 | 0% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Statistics | 1 | 0% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 42 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 40 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 22 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 21 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 10 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 9 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 8 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 5 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Sandwell
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81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 32.8
Holly Lodge High School College of Science
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89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.1
Oldbury Academy
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85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 37.4
Ormiston Forge Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,643 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.7
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Academy sponsor led · 1,139 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.3
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.