West Bromwich Collegiate Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 21 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
- Website
- www.WBCA.School
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%
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%
Admissions
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 150
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 181
- 2nd preference
- 162
- 3rd preference
- 100
- From another Local Authority
- 37
Offers
- 1st preference
- 118
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
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 |