SCHOOL PROFILE

West Bromwich Collegiate Academy: data, trends and context

West Bromwich Collegiate Academy is a secondary school in Sandwell. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
147182
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Free schools
Status
Open
Local authority
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Trust
SHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST
Postcode
B70 7LE
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
None
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
774
FSM eligible
38.6%
EAL / First language other than English
44.1%
SEND (total)
14.9%
SEN Support
9.9%
EHCP
4.9%
White British
16.7%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
92.6%
Overall absence
7.4%
Persistent absence
19.1%
Severe absence
2.5%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
SandwellLocal authority91.8%8.2%4.1%
West MidlandsRegion91.5%8.5%3.4%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
6.8%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
4.7%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.00%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
45.3
English & maths grade 5+
37.0%
English & maths grade 4+
59.7%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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West Bromwich Collegiate Academy is a secondary school in Sandwell. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.