George Salter Academy

State-Funded School

george-salter-academy-sandwell-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

SandwellLocal Authority

West BromwichConstituency

B70 9UWPostcode

2.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

George Salter Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Sandwell, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,377 pupils. George Salter Academy is part of Ormiston Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 30.9%
EBacc average point score: 3.37

Ethnicity

White

27%

Asian

46%

Black

14%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,377

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

England average

27%

First language not English

55%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,377
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Ormiston Academies Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 24 May 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
12 Jun 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.