High Point Academy

State-Funded School

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West MidlandsRegion

SandwellLocal Authority

Tipton and WednesburyConstituency

WS10 0JSPostcode

0.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

High Point Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–16, located in Sandwell, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 115 pupils. High Point Academy is part of Forward Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 6.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.17

Ethnicity

White

63%

Asian

20%

Black

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

115

Total Pupils

77%Boys

23%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

47%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 115
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Forward Education Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Jun 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	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.