West Bromwich Collegiate Academy | Secondary in West Bromwich, Sandwell | Ofsted & DfE

60%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

37%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

45.3

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

73%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

651.7

EBacc APS · 2024/25

779

Pupils · 2024/25

47%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

60%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

37%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

45.3

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

73%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

651.7

EBacc APS · 2024/25

779

Pupils · 2024/25

47%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

60%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

37%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

45.3

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

73%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

651.7

EBacc APS · 2024/25

779

Pupils · 2024/25

47%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Local authoritySandwell

PhaseSecondary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio14.6:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of West Bromwich Collegiate Academy · Secondary · Sandwell

Part ofSHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST

Finance£8175 spend / pupil£8660 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

60%

+7pp

60%56%53%

'24'25

'25 · 60%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

37%

+4pp

37%35%33%

'24'25

'25 · 37%

Attainment 8

45.3

+2.3

45.344.143.0

'24'25

'25 · 45.3

EBacc entry

73%

-8pp

81%77%73%

'24'25

'25 · 73%

EBacc APS

651.7

-15.2

666.8659.3651.7

'24'25

'25 · 651.7

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)-0.05

Average

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

779

Pupil : teacher ratio

14.6

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

47%

FSM eligible

36%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

19%

Contact

Address

Kelvin Way, West Bromwich, B70 7LE

Local authority

Sandwell

Website

www.WBCA.School

Telephone

01213934850

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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	60%	37%	45.3	Not applicable	73%	651.7	73%	779
2023/24	53%	33%	43.0	-0.05	81%	666.8	81%	801
2022/23	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	642
2021/22	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	488

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	779	13.6	16%	47%	36%	7%	19%
2023/24	801	15.9	15%	48%	37%	7%	18%
2022/23	642	15.2	15%	50%	36%	6%	18%
2021/22	488	16.1	16%	44%	38%	6%	19%
2020/21	331	14.9	16%	39%	43%	—	—