West Bromwich Collegiate Academy
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–16 · 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 🔒
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy is a secondary school in West Bromwich, Sandwell for ages 11–16 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 20 February 2024. Sandwell has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy 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
- For Year 7 2026 there were 205 first-choice applications for 151 offers: 1.4 first choices per offer, the 4th highest of 21 Sandwell secondary schools.
- Of those Year 7 2026 offers, 127 went to first-choice families, and 78 first-choice families (38%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 37% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 45.3 (England 46).
- There are 14.3 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Sandwell is 17.6.
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
- Kelvin Way, West Bromwich, B70 7LE
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Sandwell
- Pupils on roll
- 774 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 20 February 2024
Strengths
- “West Bromwich Collegiate Academy (WBCA) staff and pupils share the same high aspirations.”
- “Pupils experience consistent and high-quality support to become the best they can be.”
- “The school has set very high expectations for pupils’ future academic achievements and their development.”
To improve
- “However, there are times when some teachers do not check pupils’ understanding well enough.”
- “This means that some pupils develop gaps in their knowledge and struggle to complete their work.”
- “This limits the progress they make.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 March 2024 (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) | 45.3 | 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: 205 first-preference applications, 151 offers in total, 127 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sandwell.
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- George Salter Academy 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sandwell Academy 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Q3 Academy Langley 1.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Bristnall Hall Academy 1.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published