Shireland CBSO Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
School rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Sandwell
Unique reference
149827
Address
1 Providence Place, B70 8SZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
306 (20% of total capacity)
Boys
46.1%
Girls
53.9%
First language not English
27.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
39.5%
Persistent absence
16.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 30.4%
Mixed 14.4%
Indian 12.7%
Caribbean 9.8%
Other White 7.5%
African 7.2%
Unclassified 5.9%
Pakistani 4.6%
Other Asian 2.9%
Other 2%
Bangladeshi 1.3%
Other Black 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Shireland CBSO Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
116
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
82
2nd preference
65
3rd preference
44
From another Local Authority
23
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
81
2nd preference
17
3rd preference
7
To another Local Authority
10
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
150
70
80
Year 8
149
67
82
Year 12
7
4
3
Year 2024-2025

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