Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 24 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Unique reference
- 135979
- Address
- Lower City Road, B69 2HE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1159 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.6%
- Girls
- 46.4%
- First language not English
- 20.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.9%
- Persistent absence
- 27.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.5%
White British 39.3%
Indian 16.2%
Pakistani 11.4%
Mixed 10.3%
African 5.2%
Other White 4.2%
Other Asian 3.3%
Caribbean 3%
Unclassified 2.9%
Other 1.7%
Other Black 1.5%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Chinese 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 3%
Local authority average 29%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 34%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.1
Local authority average 41.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.42
Local authority average 3.59
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 19 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 19 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 19 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 12 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 32 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 14 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 59 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 237
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 207
- 2nd preference
- 63
- 3rd preference
- 36
- From another Local Authority
- 34
Offers
- 1st preference
- 201
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 17
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 240 131 109 |
| Year 8 | 239 133 106 |
| Year 9 | 234 126 108 |
| Year 10 | 213 114 99 |
| Year 11 | 233 117 116 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 86.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 71.0% 55.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 25.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 5.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.6% 3.0% |