Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Oldbury, Sandwell
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy is a secondary school in Oldbury, Sandwell for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 25 October 2023. Sandwell has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Lower City Road, Oldbury, B69 2HE
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Sandwell
- Pupils on roll
- 1,139 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 25 October 2023
Strengths
- “Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy (OSCA) staff and pupils share the same high ambitions.”
- “Pupils understand and follow the ‘Team OSCA’ values of ‘opportunity, scholarship, compassion, aspiration’.”
- “Pupils speak positively about the support they receive.”
To improve
- “However, pupils who spoke to inspectors said that poor behaviour still affects some lessons.”
- “However, some teachers do not always check what pupils understand in lessons.”
- “They do not know if pupils have remembered what they have learned before.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 December 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 37% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.3 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 191 first-preference applications, 227 offers in total, 191 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2024 to 2026, as Sandwell published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sandwell.
- West Bromwich Collegiate Academy 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- George Salter Academy 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Q3 Academy Tipton 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Michael's Church of England High School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shireland Biomedical Utc 1.9 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Shireland CBSO Academy 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holly Lodge High School College of Science 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Q3 Academy Langley 2.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published