West Bromwich Collegiate Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 20 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Sandwell
Unique reference
147182
Address
Kelvin Way, B70 7LE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
801 (86% of total capacity)
Boys
51.3%
Girls
48.7%
First language not English
48.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
35.5%
Persistent absence
15.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.0%
Pupil ethnicities
Indian 28%
Mixed 22.1%
White British 16.6%
Pakistani 8.6%
Bangladeshi 6.4%
Caribbean 4.9%
Other White 4.1%
Other 3.7%
Unclassified 2.6%
Other Asian 1.5%
African 1%
Other Black 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

West Bromwich Collegiate Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
150
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
181
2nd preference
162
3rd preference
100
From another Local Authority
37
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
118
2nd preference
21
3rd preference
6
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes25.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
155
77
78
Year 8
157
74
83
Year 9
158
82
76
Year 10
157
87
70
Year 11
174
91
83
Year 2023-2024

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