Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Lower City Road, Oldbury, B69 2HE
1,139 pupils · 104% of 1,100 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Free school meals
- 34.2%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 25 October 2023, published 3 December 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 37.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 59.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.84 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 227 | 191 | 362 | 227 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 237 | 207 | 347 | 237 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 237 | 234 | 374 | 237 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 230 | 249 | 395 | 230 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 237 | 228 | 372 | 237 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 204 | 268 | 440 | 204 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 237 | 254 | 418 | 237 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 239 | 224 | 415 | 239 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- West Bromwich Collegiate Academy 2.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- George Salter Academy 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Q3 Academy Tipton 2.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Michael's Church of England High School 3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Shireland Biomedical Utc 3 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Shireland CBSO Academy 3.4 km · No Ofsted rating
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.