Shireland Biomedical Utc
Secondary · University technical college · Ages 11–19 · West Bromwich, Sandwell
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From Sandwell Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Shireland Biomedical Utc is a secondary school in West Bromwich, Sandwell for ages 11–19 (university technical college). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 28 November 2023. Sandwell has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Shireland Biomedical Utc catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Its latest Ofsted outcome, from 28 November 2023, is Requires improvement, while the 8 nearest secondary schools in Sandwell have 6 Good and 2 with no current grade.
- In 2024/25, the average A level grade was C- (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level average.
- It has 15.6 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Sandwell is 17.6.
- 50% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Sandwell is 43.9%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Sandwell schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 350 High Street, West Bromwich, B70 8DJ
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Council
- Sandwell
- Pupils on roll
- 520 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 50% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 28 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils, staff and parents agree that there have been improvements in Shireland Biomedical University Technical College (UTC) since it transferred to a trust.”
- “Pupils in key stage 3 are happy and appreciate that behaviour routines are now well embedded, which means that the UTC is calm and orderly.”
- “Leaders have worked effectively to ensure that the UTC’s physical organisation works well for all pupils, including opportunities for outdoor play and physical education.”
To improve
- “However, there remains variability across the curriculum as to how well these expectations are realised.”
- “In the sixth form, there are more consistently high standards, whereas in Years 7 and 8 there remains inconsistency in some areas of the curriculum.”
- “The personal development curriculum remains underdeveloped too, including the range of opportunities offered to pupils as well as the uptake.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sandwell.
- Shireland CBSO Academy 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- George Salter Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- West Bromwich Collegiate Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The Phoenix Collegiate 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Sandwell Academy 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Holly Lodge High School College of Science 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wodensborough Ormiston Academy 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published