419
Pupils · 2024/25
52%
EAL · 2024/25
28%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted inspection · 28/11/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySandwell
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.6:1
Admissions—
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Shireland Biomedical Utc · Secondary with sixth form · Sandwell
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
26.8
+3.2
31.527.222.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 26.8
A-level value added
-0.17
+0.2
-0.2-0.6-1.1
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.2
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
13%
+13pp
33%17%0%
'18'19'22'24'25
'25 · 13%
Average A-level grade
C-
+1
CC-D
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
419
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
52%
FSM eligible
49%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
28%
Contact
Address
350 High Street, West Bromwich, B70 8DJ
Local authority
Sandwell
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not applicable | Not published | Not published | Not published | 419 |
| 2023/24 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | 316 |
| 2022/23 | 50% | 34% | 40.3 | -0.32 | 5% | 108.0 | 5% | 215 |
| 2021/22 | 36% | 21% | 36.8 | -0.67 | 0% | 146.7 | 7% | 178 |
| 2018/19 | 54% | 26% | 38.9 | -0.28 | 2% | 324.8 | 20% | 265 |
| 2017/18 | 46% | 24% | 35.6 | -0.94 | 5% | 400.2 | 12% | 440 |
| 2016/17 | 48% | 24% | 34.8 | -0.97 | 10% | — | 20% | 419 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 26.8 | C- | -0.17 | 13% | 55 |
| 2023/24 | 23.7 | D+ | -0.36 | 0% | 42 |
| 2022/23 | 23.3 | D+ | — | Suppressed | 30 |
| 2021/22 | 31.5 | C | — | 33% | 48 |
| 2018/19 | 22.9 | D+ | -0.36 | 0% | 69 |
| 2017/18 | 10.0 | E | -1.09 | 5% | 67 |
| 2016/17 | 14.6 | E+ | -0.86 | 0% | 48 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 419 | 16.8 | 13% | 52% | 49% | 8% | 28% |
| 2023/24 | 316 | 18.6 | 14% | 49% | 44% | 8% | 22% |
| 2022/23 | 215 | 15.4 | 17% | 33% | 50% | 10% | 29% |
| 2021/22 | 178 | 16.8 | 13% | 25% | 52% | 13% | 50% |
| 2020/21 | 165 | 12.7 | 16% | 24% | 31% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 265 | 13.3 | 10% | 26% | 54% | 9% | 28% |
| 2017/18 | — | 15.2 | — | — | — | 11% | 36% |
| 2016/17 | 419 | 12.7 | 4% | 23% | 52% | 7% | 22% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.