Best Secondary Schools in Sandwell

We checked all 28 secondary schools in Sandwell and list every one: 19 ranked, then 9 without a rank.

Schools checked
28
Ranked
19
Without a rank
9

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score across Sandwell, and each school's town is shown. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Sandwell also has 94 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Sandwell. Sandwell also has rankings for Oldbury, Smethwick, Tipton, Wednesbury and West Bromwich.

Ranked secondary schools in Sandwell

  1. 1

    Bristnall Hall Academy

    Oldbury, Academy, 1,088 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    48.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    38.3%

  2. 2

    Q3 Academy Langley

    Oldbury, Academy, 1,490 pupils, inspected May 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    51.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    50%

  3. 3

    Sandwell Academy

    West Bromwich, Academy, 1,463 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    49.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    52%

  4. 4

    St Michael's Church of England High School

    Rowley Regis, Local authority maintained, 1,213 pupils, inspected November 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    48.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    38.5%

  5. 5

    Shireland Collegiate Academy

    Smethwick, Academy, 1,585 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Attainment 8
    44.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    37%

  6. 6

    Q3 Academy Great Barr

    Birmingham, Academy, 1,153 pupils, inspected March 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    44.9%

  7. 7

    West Bromwich Collegiate Academy

    West Bromwich, Free school, 774 pupils, inspected February 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    45.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    37%

  8. 8

    Wood Green Academy

    Wednesbury, Academy, 1,518 pupils, inspected February 2020

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    37.8%

  9. 9

    Perryfields Academy

    Oldbury, Academy, 682 pupils, inspected January 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    43.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    38.5%

  10. 10

    Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy

    Oldbury, Academy, 1,139 pupils, inspected April 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    42.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    37.3%

  11. 11

    Holly Lodge High School College of Science

    Smethwick, Local authority maintained, 1,636 pupils, inspected May 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    42.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    34.7%

  12. 12

    Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School

    Wednesbury, Academy, 807 pupils, inspected April 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    41.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    35.2%

  13. 13

    George Salter Academy

    West Bromwich, Academy, 1,377 pupils, inspected May 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    39.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    30.9%

  14. 13

    Ormiston Forge Academy

    Cradley Heath, Academy, 1,643 pupils, inspected March 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    39.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    30.6%

  15. 15

    Oldbury Academy

    Oldbury, Academy, 1,193 pupils, inspected December 2021

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    37.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    31.2%

  16. 16

    The Phoenix Collegiate

    West Bromwich, Local authority maintained, 1,770 pupils, inspected February 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    39.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    24.8%

  17. 17

    Wodensborough Ormiston Academy

    Wednesbury, Academy, 1,119 pupils, inspected November 2025

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    38.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    29%

  18. 18

    Q3 Academy Tipton

    Tipton, Academy, 1,563 pupils, inspected April 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    36.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    18%

  19. 19

    Gospel Oak School

    Tipton, Academy, 1,140 pupils, inspected September 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Attainment 8
    32.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    17.6%

Secondary schools in Sandwell without a rank

  • Aspire AP School 2

    Smethwick, Independent, 7 pupils, inspected December 2024

    Ofsted: Good

  • Blackwater Academy Sandwell

    Tipton, Independent, 38 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection

  • Impact Independent School

    Cradley Heath, Independent, 110 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    3.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%

  • Sandwell Valley School

    West Bromwich, Independent, 40 pupils, inspected June 2025

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    0.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%

  • Shireland Biomedical Utc

    West Bromwich, Free school, 520 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

  • Shireland CBSO Academy

    West Bromwich, Free school, 457 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection

  • The British Muslim School

    West Bromwich, Independent, 74 pupils, inspected June 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    41.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    38.9%

  • V.A.S.E Academy

    Birmingham, Independent, 39 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard

  • Windsor Olympus Academy

    Birmingham, Free school, 533 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection