Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 25 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
1157 (90% of total capacity)
Boys
53.4%
Girls
46.6%
First language not English
20.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
30.8%
Persistent absence
29.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 42.4%
Indian 14.6%
Pakistani 11.8%
Mixed 9.7%
Other White 4.6%
African 4.4%
Other Asian 3.5%
Caribbean 3.3%
Unclassified 2.1%
Other Black 1.4%
Other 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.18
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.07
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 40%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 39%
Local authority average 35%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 43.2
Local authority average 42.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.7
Local authority average 3.57
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award25
MultimediaTechnical Award7
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award13
Speech & DramaTechnical Award36
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE20
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE17
Art & DesignGCSE20
BiologyGCSE44
Business Studies:SingleGCSE1
ChemistryGCSE43
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
237
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
234
2nd preference
71
3rd preference
34
From another Local Authority
22
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
211
2nd preference
22
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
240
132
108
Year 8
235
129
106
Year 9
213
116
97
Year 10
234
122
112
Year 11
235
119
116
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
86.0%
85.1%
85.6%
Further education
72.0%
52.5%
35.4%
School sixth form
3.0%
25.4%
36.6%
Sixth form college
11.0%
6.8%
13.0%
Other education destinations
SP
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
5.0%
3.5%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
2.5%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
7.9%
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
1.0%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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